GNU bug report logs - #72328
[PATCH] Nested backquote in pcase

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thuna <thuna.cing <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:06:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 72328 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Thuna <thuna.cing <at> gmail.com>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 72328 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#72328: [PATCH] Nested backquote in pcase
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:02:47 +0300

> Cc: 72328 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Thuna <thuna.cing <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:51:17 +0200
> 
> 
> > This would be a backward-incompatible change, breaking existing code.
> 
> Yes, I forgot to mention this in my original report, but given how
> unintuitive (IMO) the current behavior is, I expect that very few people
> will be using patterns which would be effected by this change. 

Famous last words ;-)

Bitter experience has taught us that this kind of arguments invariably
causes changes that break someone's code or setup.  So we try to do
that only if absolutely necessary.  Which doesn't seem to be the case
here, AFAIU.
This bug report was last modified 236 days ago.

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