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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:47:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.2+1-4

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #61 received at 7408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: jari <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 7408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7408: 23.2.1 dolist -- subr.el and cl-macs differ
	with	nil-block return
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:49:59 +0200

> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:08:48 +0200
> From: jari <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
> Cc: 7408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> On 2010-11-21 00:45, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> | >     $ emacs -Q
> | 
> | >     (progn
> | >       (autoload 'return "cl-macs" nil nil 'macro)
> | >       (dolist (elt '(1 2))
> | >         (return elt)))
> | 
> | This causes cl-macs to be run at an unexpected time.  I.e. it's ruled
> | out for being a contrived example. 
> 
> Is the above code not valid?

Breaking news: you can easily hang yourself with a rope made of valid
ELisp code.
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