Re: edebug specs for cl-loop

[Thierry Volpiatto]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> the edebug specs for cl-loop that are commented in cl-macs.el
>> are helpfuls, even if they do not work everywhere.
>> (They work actually in many loops, not all though)
>> Maybe they can be enabled?
>
> I don't have any experience with them, and only little experience with
> `loop' in general, so it is hard for me to judge.
I use loop everywhere now, but I never used `def-edebug-spec'.

> If you could describe the cases where the current spec doesn't work, and
> the cases where the complex spec works better as well as where it fails
> (and whether the current spec also fails for those), that would be
> very helpful.
Ok I will try to collect some examples where it work and not (most work
actually). 

>> They would be better than nothing even if they are not fully working.
>
> AFAIK the default is to use (&rest &or symbolp form) as debug spec,
I don't know this, I tried to look at documentation, but it seem very
limited (`def-edebug-spec').

> which should already be a good bit better than nothing.
Yes, I am using them actually and they are really helpful.

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