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29.1; byte-compiler reports "misplaced interactive spec" with empty fct in lexical environment

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Message #44 received at 66136 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Jens Schmidt <jschmidt4gnu <at> vodafonemail.de>
Cc: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 66136 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66136: 29.1; byte-compiler reports "misplaced interactive
 spec" with empty fct in lexical environment
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:31:50 -0400

>> Our triptych of meta-forms in function bodies (documentation,
>> declare, interactive) is still not handled in a very principled
>> or robust way.
> Just curious since `macroexp-parse-body' also takes care about it: Where
> is `cl-declare' in this picture?

I don't think anybody treats it with much respect and it comes with
a fair share of caveats.  Personally I keep a safe distance from it :-)

> ------------------------- snip -------------------------
> (byte-compile
>  '(defun foo ()
>     (cl-declare)
>     (interactive)))
> ------------------------- snip -------------------------

I think you *have* to place it after the `interactive` if you want it to work.


        Stefan

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