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27.0.50; interactive spec with cl-defgeneric/method

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Message #34 received at 33170-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 33170-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA
Subject: Re: bug#33170: 27.0.50; interactive spec with cl-defgeneric/method
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:15:37 +0200

> From: Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 33170 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:18:53 -0500
> 
> On Sat 27 Oct 2018 at 16:49, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> wrote:
> 
> > AFAIC it's a limitation.  We could support interactive specs, but I'm
> > really not convinced it's worth the trouble.  If using 2 functions (one
> > generic and one interactive, which calls the generic one) is really
> > annoying for some reason, I guess you could use
> >
> >     (put '<GENERIC> 'interactive-form <FORM>)
> >
> > but I think this property should be deprecated, so don't tell anyone
> > (especially don't tell me) that I even mentioned it to you,
> 
> Thanks for the response. Seems like the two-function solution is the way
> to go I guess. I do think this should be documented as a limitation
> somewhere though.

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