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30.0.50; Compiler warnings for delq and delete

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Message #32 received at 61730 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com, 61730 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#61730: 30.0.50; Compiler warnings for delq and delete
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:17:00 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Even though my-list is never used again in the program?  How is this
> better than "(setq _ ..."?

This case is indeed a matter of personal style.

If you modify some list and throw away the return value, the program is
likely to refer to the place again, though, not necessarily in the same
function.

Michael.

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