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add-to-alist: new function

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Message #34 received at 75170 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Roland Winkler <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 75170 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75170: add-to-alist: new function
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:20:42 +0100

Roland Winkler <winkler <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Is there a simple way to accomplish this in other ways (a way that we
> recommend for users in their init file if they do not want to use
> customize like me)?

We indeed recommend using (setf (alist-get ...)), IIUC this is _exactly_
what you were looking for.  Your patch contains an implementation of the
setter of `alist-get', and we would add a duplication.

If you did not find this thing, maybe we need to add a hint to some
chapter of the manual?


Michael.

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