GNU bug report logs - #79485
31.0.50; Loaded files inherit read-symbol-shorthands

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Message #35 received at 79485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: David Rosenbaum <djr7c4 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 79485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, joaotavora <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#79485: 31.0.50; Loaded files inherit read-symbol-shorthands
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:25:01 +0300

> From: David Rosenbaum <djr7c4 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:17:48 -0700
> Cc: joaotavora <at> gmail.com, 79485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> I think package authors are already aware that all prefixes will be replaced. It's just that there don't seem to
> be good alternatives for dealing with these sorts of namespace issues as all the options have downsides.
> 
> I already mentioned what I wrote below but I forgot to reply all and also may not have been particularly clear
> anyway so I'll try again.
> 
> My preferred solution would be to make a special character cause the whole symbol to be matched instead
> of just the prefix. # is already not readable at the start of a symbol so it seems like that wouldn't cause
> conflicts. For example:
> 
> ;; read-symbol-shorthands: (
> ;; ("mvlp-" . "my-very-long-prefix-")
> ;; ("#db" . "cl-destructuring-bind"))
> 
> The idea is that "db" is only replaced when it matches the entire symbol due to the #. "mvlp-" on the other
> hand is replaced whenever it occurs as the prefix of a symbol.

I think we should wait with enhancements until after the bug mentioned
by João is fixed.

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