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

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Message #91 received at 47992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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: Re: bug#47992: 27; 28; Phase out use of `equal` in `add-hook`,
 `remove-hook`
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2021 06:28:47 +0200

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

> > 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?
>
> These would not be normal functions, but lambdas with an id.

That's the part I understood.  But what advantage would these offer,
compared to standard naming?

Michael.

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