GNU bug report logs - #76413
[PATCH] New macro 'compf' for composing functions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>

Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:53:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>
Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, 76413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#76413: [PATCH] New macro 'compf' for composing functions
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:59 -0500
> I think it's as clear as any macro: it's obscure until the first time you
> use it.  Like cl-callf, which likewise takes an unquoted function name.

FWIW, I find that aspect of `cl-callf` annoying.
It's easier to add a `function` quote with the two-char #' than it is to
remove an implicit one, for which you need a wrapper of the form
(lambda (x) (funcall ... x))


        Stefan





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