GNU bug report logs - #65352
Fix time-machine and network

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 65352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#65352: Fix time-machine and network
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:14:46 -0400

Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>>>> Not that channel-list is a public API, so this is effectively changing
>>>> the contract, no?
>>>
>>> Yes, but it’s really meant to be used internally, where it’s either
>>> 'tag-or-commit or 'branch in practice.  So to me either way is fine.
>>
>> In this case, should we stop exporting it from the module?  (and use it
>> via the (@ (...)) trick as needed).  This would communicate the
>> intention best.
>
> Well, there are different levels of “internal” I guess.  :-)
>
> @@ (double-at) should only be used as a last resort; whether it’s usable
> at all depends on inlining decisions made by the compiler.  So in this
> case, I’m for plain #:export.

OK!  Yes, whatever suites the bill best :-).

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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