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[DOC] modify literal objects

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Message #381 received at 40671 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>,
 Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>, 40671 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>, ke.vigouroux <at> laposte.net
Subject: Re: bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects
Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 01:53:17 +0300

On 04.05.2020 01:39, Paul Eggert wrote:
> A fair number of objects fit that category. (The objects that don't
> are typically garbage collected.  So that term doesn't describe what
> we want clearly and accurately; plus, it's pretty long....

Example, please.

> If you're talking about the title of the "Constants and Mutability" section, the
> current term "constants" is fine with me, as it follows existing practice in
> CLtL etc. I'm open for suggestions for changing the term, but we haven't come up
> with a better term as far as I can see, or even a term that's roughly equal in
> quality.

I'm clearly not the only one objecting to the new terms. And especially 
the juxtaposition of "constants and mutability" that you added to the 
docs. It would be a shame to revert your whole work, though.

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