GNU bug report logs - #76055
29.4; Doc of string-empty-p

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Message #67 received at 76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <76055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
 "stefankangas <at> gmail.com" <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#76055: 29.4; Doc of string-empty-p
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 03:57:36 +0000

> > > However, while extending to strings comparison to symbol names could
> > > make sense, telling whether a string is empty (the subject of this
> > > report) is NOT: what symbol could have an empty name?
> >
> > That's easy.
> >
> > (intern "") gives you such a symbol.
> > It's written ## (dunno why).
> >
> > (symbol-name '##) ; => ""
> 
> And where did you see such symbols used in Emacs?

Serendipitously, just came across this use of it today:

https://github.com/tarsius/llama

Linked from this Reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1il4itl/what_does_the_double_pound_mean_in_emacs_lisp/?ref=share&ref_source=link

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