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[PATCH] * lisp/subr.el (buffer-match-p): Optimise performance

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From: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, 58950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Subject: bug#58950: [PATCH] * lisp/subr.el (buffer-match-p): Optimise performance
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 11:31:08 +0100

5 jan. 2023 kl. 05.31 skrev Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>:

> I don't much like the kind of mini-language we invented for
> `buffer-match-p`.  I'd prefer we just used plain old ELisp for that.

Yes, I sort of wondered whether we were going full Greenspun here. We haven't added many embedded languages into our embedded language lately.

The usual DSL worthiness criteria:

- more expressive than plain code for the domain
- potential for significantly better performance
- better error-checking, statically or dynamically
- structured editing

etc, don't really seem to be met here but I'm not deeply familiar with the problem and perhaps the author could make a better case for it.

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