GNU bug report logs - #47368
28.0.50; map-elt returns nil without "deprecated" TESTFN

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: dalanicolai <dalanicolai <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:54:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in versions 28.0.50, 27.1

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 47368 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: "Basil L.
 Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>, dalanicolai <dalanicolai <at> gmail.com>,
 47368 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47368: 28.0.50; map-elt returns nil without "deprecated"
 TESTFN
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:31:27 -0400

> What's a good way to solve this?  Obviously the map abstraction doesn't
> fit so super well for alists because unlike the other map type alists
> don't know "their" test function.  But disallowing alists that don't
> test with `eq' seems an unnecessary restriction.  Can we say that the
> argument is allowed only for alists?

How 'bout always using `equal`?


        Stefan
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