GNU bug report logs - #72160
29.3; package buglet

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-hacker2023 <at> jovi.net>

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:18:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.3

Fixed in version 31.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-hacker2023 <at> jovi.net>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 72160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72160: 29.3; package buglet
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:30:32 -0500

On 2024-07-21 05:59, Philip Kaludercic wrote:
> Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-hacker2023 <at> jovi.net> writes:
>> Strings and symbols should be equally acceptable package designators.
> 
> We can improve on that error message, but is there any use-case for
> denoting a package by a string?

Consistency -- load-library takes strings.
Features, libraries & packages all fill the same needs
so require should take strings too.

		Peace
			--Devon

P.S.  Symbol/string dichotomy exposes implementation
details not germane to the user's task.
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