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“`(a \, b)” equals to “`(a . ,b)”

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Message #137 received at 61281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
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: RE: [External] : Re: bug#61281: “`(a \,
  b)” equals to “`(a . ,b)”
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2023 02:04:49 +0000

> > 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.

Maybe we mean different things by the bugged behavior?
Do you see lots of places where the Emacs sources use "\,"?

> 
> > 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?

As part of the comment you pointed to, which tries
to describe how the code works/behaves?

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