GNU bug report logs - #78719
30.1; [PATCH] Add functions `string-common-prefix' and `string-try-completion'

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Message #35 received at 78719 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: mail <at> daniel-mendler.de, juri <at> linkov.net, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,
 drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 78719 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78719: 30.1; [PATCH] Add functions `string-common-prefix'
 and `string-try-completion'
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:15:27 +0300

> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:30:04 +1200
> From: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 78719 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>  eliz <at> gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com, juri <at> linkov.net
> 
> Is it ok to (eval-when-compile (require 'cl-lib)) in subr.el
> in order to use cl-defun ?

Can we please avoid that at all costs?

Why do we need cl-defun here, anyway?  How many arguments should these
functions have?

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