GNU bug report logs - #45428
27.1; (quote (quote (quote ...))) unexpectedly works as anonymous face

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Markus Triska <triska <at> metalevel.at>

Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 12:41:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 27.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, triska <at> metalevel.at, drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 45428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45428: 27.1; (quote (quote (quote ...))) unexpectedly works as anonymous face
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 21:18:12 +0200

> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 11:06:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com, larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se,
>         45428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > You should indeed rely on documented behavior.  But that doesn't mean
> > Emacs cannot have undocumented behavior, especially when it is a side
> > effect of the specific implementation of some documented feature.
> 
> Agreed.  But what is the specific need for this
> particular undocumented behavior?

Who said there's a need?  AFAIU, it's just an implementation artifact.
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