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28.1; `minibuffer-with-setup-hook' with :append

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Message #17 received at 59559 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "59559 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <59559 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [External] : Re: bug#59559: 28.1; `minibuffer-with-setup-hook'
 with :append
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:34:52 +0100

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Maybe it would be clearer if the doc string said
> that FUN is not evaluated but BODY is?  Yes, it
> does say "while executing BODY", but maybe it's
> not so obvious that FUN isn't evaluated?  Dunno.

AFAIU FUN is either a function expression or an (unquoted) list
(:append FUN) where FUN is a function expression.

With other words, the function part is evaluated, but the list
(:append FUN) should not be quoted (it's not evaluated).

I think clarifying that a bit would make sense.

Michael.

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