GNU bug report logs - #47677
[PATCH] condition-case success continuation

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:28:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, stefan <at> marxist.se, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 47677 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47677: [PATCH] condition-case success continuation
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:46:55 -0400

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  > Most other languages use the same exception system for both errors
  > and 'throws'; the distinction in Lisp is an artefact of history.

That's fine.  We are working with Lisp, not those other languages.

The most important thing about catch is to keep it stable.

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