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29.0.60; while-let uses if-let* convention in contradiction to the docstring

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Message #16 received at 60758 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Cc: 60758-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 60758 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Subject: Re: bug#60758: 29.0.60; while-let uses if-let* convention in
 contradiction to the docstring
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 16:31:03 +0100

Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de> writes:

> On 1/13/23 01:37, Sean Whitton wrote:
> > I agree that if-let is right, for these reasons.  Now fixed, thank
> > you.

The special case of a SPEC of the form (SYMBOL SOMETHING) is supported
only for backward compatibility by `if-let'.  We wanted to get rid of
this special syntax anomaly.

So it makes no sense to add this syntax to newly introduced macros.  We
should fix the docstring of `while-let' instead - unless the goal of
getting rid of this syntax has changed.  But then we should have a
discussion first.  Instead it seems you just reverted a change by Lars
that was the result of a discussion in emacs-dev.

Michael.

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