Re: string> missing?

[Tassilo Horn]

Ivan Shmakov <address@hidden> writes:

>  > Adding string> to Emacs proper is maybe additional 200 bytes but may
>  > save a multiple of its size when packages start using it instead of
>  > defining their own version each.  For example, there are already
>  > gnus-string>, org-string>, and also org-string>=.  And there are also
>  > quite many lambdas implementing string>, e.g., in emacs/lisp/help.el,
>  > so the addition of string> can in fact reduce the Emacs footprint if
>  > it gets used there.
>
>       Then again, introducing string> in version X of Emacs means that
>       all these packages are still bound to carry their own versions
>       until their respective maintainers decide to drop support for
>       pre-X Emacs versions.

Yes, of course.  But the lambda in emacs/lisp/help.el can be replaced
just now, and then the addition of string> is at least a zero sum game.

Bye,
Tassilo