GNU bug report logs - #63671
Add function to test equality of hash tables

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Joseph Turner <joseph <at> breatheoutbreathe.in>

Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 19:41:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 63671 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Joseph Turner <joseph <at> breatheoutbreathe.in>
To: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 63671 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63671: Add function to test equality of hash tables
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 10:27:13 -0700

Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Thank you, but this seems a bit too specific to your own requirements
> -- maybe you can keep that procedure locally where you need it?

It's no problem to keep the procedure local.

> The standard library must be generally useful with clear semantics.

Would extending `equal' to handle hash tables be generally useful?

Joseph
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