GNU bug report logs - #7408
23.2.1 dolist -- subr.el and cl-macs differ with nil-block return

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 7408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
	Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
Subject: Re: bug#7408: Linux patchutils: Development of the project?
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:18:35 +0100

> ..., I've always
> wondered what the hell was the person adding another function of the
> same name thinking. To have a library that clobbers existing definitions
> is a no no even outside Emacs, let alone in the core.
>
> Is the explanation (I'm not familiar with the history) that at the time
> cl.el was added there was no dolist in core Emacs, so there was no
> perceived need to call it dolist* as in other similar cases (mapcar*,
> defun* etc)? (In that case my sincere disdain would go for the person
> who introduced dolist into subr.el later without addressing the naming
> clash.)
>
> Same with `dotimes'.

Strongly seconded.  For my opinion on this see

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-09/msg01582.html

martin

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