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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: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 08:37:46 -0700

On 04/04/24 04:05 AM, Andrea Corallo wrote:
> Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> 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?
>
> I don't (ATM), why do you think it should be problematic?

Sorry, this was a red herring, I guess it's the mere presence of the
`defclass's that caused the issue, not the fact that they were autoloaded.

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