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[PATCH] Nested backquote in pcase

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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Thuna <thuna.cing <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 72328 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72328: [PATCH] Nested backquote in pcase
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:10:10 +0200

Thuna <thuna.cing <at> gmail.com> writes:

> > Thanks, but I think Stefan meant to say that we would need real-life
> > use cases to change the current behavior.  So if there are no such
> > cases, it makes the decision less likely.
>
> I don't see how Stefan's message could be interpreted that way.

FWIW, I interpreted it that way too.


> If almost no code is effected by a change then whether to apply that
> change or not should depend solely on whether it is considered an
> improvement, even if theoretically.

From what I understand, coming to decisions as a maintainer is not that
simple.  And Stefan had reasons to choose the current implementation.

So this is a relevant question and trying to answer it would probably
help to come to an decision.

Michael.

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