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27; 28; Phase out use of `equal` in `add-hook`, `remove-hook`

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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>, jakanakaevangeli <at> chiru.no, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 47992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47992: 27; 28; Phase out use of `equal` in `add-hook`, `remove-hook`
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2021 04:35:26 +0200

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

> [...]
> and then this new add-hook function could refuse to accept name-less
> lambdas...

I must say I'm skeptical: in the case of `add-hook', this would be not
much different from forcing the use of symbols (aka named normal
functions).  Why add another name space (and the complexity this
implies) - where is one too limiting?


Michael.

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