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

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

From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 58563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58563: 29.0.50; Generic functions and
 advertised-calling-convention
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:51:22 +0300
Stefan Monnier [2022-10-24 15:50 -0400] wrote:

> Exactly.  It's not clear what's "right", so I think it's better to err
> on the safer(?) side and apply the `advertised-calling-convention` to
> the place where it's set.
>
> `advertised-calling-convention` is not used very often (and that's
> good), so I don't think it's super important to do the very best we can
> with it.  We currently cover byte-compiler warnings when too many args
> are passed, the arglist in Eldoc, and the top-line arglist in `C-h f`.
> I think it's pretty good already.

Agreed.  So is there something left to be done here, or can this bug be
closed?

Thanks,

-- 
Basil




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