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Re: Bound index checks in cl-seq functions
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John Wiegley |
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Re: Bound index checks in cl-seq functions |
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Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:01:01 -0700 |
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>>>>> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
>> i am curious if you have any opinion on this thread. Currently just
>> `cl-subseq' performs the bounding check index. I don't see a
>> clear reason why just this function do it.
>> Are you in favour or against doing those checks in other functions
>> handling sequences?
> I don't have any firm opinions on this. I do note, however, that your
> motivation for signaling an error was contested. So I wonder whether the
> cause for this is strong enough to make that change. But I'm willing to
> defer to people who use these features more than I do.
I also don't have a strong opinion. Bounds checking is usually helpful, if it
would help those who are using these functions. Otherwise, I wouldn't make the
change "just to make the change", even though it sounds like a good idea.
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