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29.1; Byte compiler interaction with cl-lib function objects, removes symbol-function

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com, 65017 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, eric.marsden <at> risk-engineering.org
Subject: Re: bug#65017: 29.1;
 Byte compiler interaction with cl-lib function objects, removes
 symbol-function
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2023 08:35:30 +0300

> Cc: acm <at> muc.de, 65017 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>  Eric Marsden <eric.marsden <at> risk-engineering.org>
> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2023 21:10:56 +0000
> From: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
> 
> I think the cause is in internal_equal in src/fns.c, where the following
> code appears:
> 
>   /* A symbol with position compares the contained symbol, and is
>      `equal' to the corresponding ordinary symbol.  */
>   if (SYMBOL_WITH_POS_P (o1))
>     o1 = SYMBOL_WITH_POS_SYM (o1);
>   if (SYMBOL_WITH_POS_P (o2))
>     o2 = SYMBOL_WITH_POS_SYM (o2);
> 
> This piece of code converts symbols with positions to ordinary symbols
> without first checking symbols-with-pos-enabled.  I think this is the
> bug.
> 
> I will work on a patch to fix it (which shouldn't take long).

Thanks, but when you have a solution in hand, please also check its
effect on performance.  AFAIR, this part was tuned for optimal
performance, back when symbols with positions were introduced; it
would be a pity to lose performance due to fixing this bug, if that
can be avoided.

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