GNU bug report logs - #58563
29.0.50; Generic functions and advertised-calling-convention

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:25:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in versions 29.0.50, 25.3.1

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #28 received at 58563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>, 58563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58563: 29.0.50; Generic functions and
 advertised-calling-convention
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 17:16:27 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> A defgeneric without a body is *not* a fallback method.
> It's just a declaration, really.

Er, right.  Geez, it's been too long since I've written Common Lisp...

But still, having to use a defgeneric to do `declare's is a bit
cumbersome.
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