Re: About `<prefix>--' (was Re: filenotify.el)

[Xue Fuqiao]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Josh <address@hidden> wrote:
> It would be great if more of these generally useful functions were
> "promoted" from the libraries where they originated into the core of
> Emacs, stripped of package prefixes and properly documented in the
> Emacs or Elisp info manuals in order to make them more discoverable
> for use elsewhere.  Doubtless many wheels have been reinvented after
> failed searches for functionality that already ships with Emacs.

> Users' interest in a richer set of elisp building blocks is evident
> from the existence and popularity of libraries such as Magnar Sveen's
> dash[0] ("a modern list library for emacs") and s[1] ("the long lost
> Emacs string manipulation library").  IMO it would be a worthwhile
> goal to move toward shipping canonical implementations of these
> building blocks with Emacs.  What do others think?

Agreed.  XOR is also an example.  Some generally useful features have
been added to core Emacs Lisp recently (e.g., generalized variables),
and more ones are expected, I think.

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Best regards, Xue Fuqiao.
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