GNU bug report logs - #68370
30.0.50; pcase eieio, map, seq, and cl-struct constructs are not described in the manual

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Message #34 received at 68370 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: yantar92 <at> posteo.net, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 68370 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#68370: 30.0.50;
 pcase eieio, map, seq, and cl-struct constructs are not described in
 the manual
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:50:15 -0500

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  > > I see no need to document specialized pcase constructs like
  > > `eshell-index-range', but eieie, map, seq, and cl-struct appears to be
  > > matching common Elisp data structures. I think that they should be
  > > documented in the manual.

That makes sense to me.

However, what I'm actually asking for about these pcase constructs is
not any change in Emacs, simply for someone to explain to me what they
do so I can give cond* similar festures.

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