Re: CL function's docstrings

[Kim F. Storm]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>>  2) Change the argument names to match the docstrings.
>>      Pros: it is the cleaner way.
>>      Cons: lot of change in the cl* files; less coherence between argument
>>      names among functions.
>
> Thanks to the wonders of dynamic scoping this actually changes the
> semantics subtly.  In most cases you'll never be able to tell the
> difference, but when higer-order functions are involved it can be a problem;
> so if you do that, be careful.

And do _not_ do it before the release!

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk