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“`(a \, b)” equals to “`(a . ,b)”

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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>, Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>, "61281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <61281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#61281: “`(a \, b)” equals to “`(a . ,b)”
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 02:29:52 +0100

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

> I don't see the risk so much (if at all) in that
> some code might exist that depends on the bugged
> behavior.  I seriously doubt that.

I see lots of places alone in the Emacs sources that rely on the behavior.

> Assuming the bug isn't going to be fixed, I'd propose we just describe
> the problem in a comment.

Where should this comment be located?

Michael.

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