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30.0.50; cl--class-allparents throws error for ebdb-field-pgp

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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>, 70141 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70141: 30.0.50; cl--class-allparents throws error for ebdb-field-pgp
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:05:19 -0700

Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Just for fun I tried enabling the native compiler, and keep running
>>> into the following error with my config (-Q is fine).
>>>
>>> Iʼve tried reinstalling key-chord and ebdb, but thatʼs made no difference.
>>>
>>> I know nothing about eieio, but the defclass for ebdb-field-pgp has a
>>> superclass:
>>>
>>>     (defclass ebdb-field-pgp (ebdb-field-user)
>>
>> Hi Robert,
>>
>> could you provide a reproducer we can use to look into it?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>   Andrea
>
> We should not crash but that said thinking about it...  I don't think
> the compiler should reason about classes at all, as they are redefinable
> at runtime.  On the contrary structs are (at least in CL) considered not
> re-definable at runtime so it's fine.

Do you have an opinion about whether autoload cookies on defclass
statements are a bad idea altogether?

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