GNU bug report logs - #40968
28.0.50; (apply nil)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:27:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 40968 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40968: 28.0.50; (apply nil)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 07:24:13 -0400

Pip Cet <pipcet <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Thanks. I disagree that it would be harder to understand, though: "the
> first argument is a function to call, the last argument is a list of
> arguments" is easy to understand when there are >= 2 arguments, but
> for a single argument they're in contradiction, aren't they? Indeed,
> I'd read Fapply's current docstring:

I have a feeling I'm missing something obvious here.  The current
function signature is:

   (apply FUNCTION &rest ARGUMENTS)

How would your proposal change that?

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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