GNU bug report logs - #71503
30.0.50; pcase-lambda (with "and" and "guard") does not work as expected

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Message #11 received at 71503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>
Cc: "71503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <71503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#71503: 30.0.50; pcase-lambda (with "and" and
 "guard") does not work as expected
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:08:41 +0000

> The difference is that pcase-lambda
> doesn't do case-distinction, but
> just pattern matching/destruncting.

Unless I'm mistaken, this confusion has
surfaced several times now...

Is it really a good idea to call this
"pcase-" <anything>, if it has nothing to
do with case distinction, i.e., control
flow?

Why not a name that suggests destructuring
or pattern-matching, and binding?  Common
Lisp at least calls its (weaker) construct
`destructuring-bind' - pretty clear.

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