GNU bug report logs - #33550
[PATCH] mention let* in if-let

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:20:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 33550 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 33550 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33550: [PATCH] mention let* in if-let
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:46:49 -0600
On Thu 29 Nov 2018 at 13:43, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:

>> I think this patch makes it much clearer that if-let functions like
>> let*, not let.
>
> Doesn't "in turn" already say that?

Yes, it does, you're completely right. This just emphasizes that if-let
acts like let* for those of us who perhaps skim documentation instead of
reading closely sometimes. I found it somewhat surprising that if-let
versus if-let* is not like let versus let*.

Alex




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