Re: About `name' in loadup.el

[Xue Fuqiao]

> > In lisp/loadup.el:
> > 
> >   (let ((name (concat "emacs-" emacs-version)))
> >     (while (string-match "[^-+_.a-zA-Z0-9]+" name)
> >       (setq name (concat (downcase (substring name 0 (match-beginning 0)))
> >                    "-"
> >                    (substring name (match-end 0)))))
> >     (message "Adding name %s" name)
> >     (add-name-to-file "emacs" name t))
> > 
> > What does this fragment of code do?

> It creates a hard link emacs-XX.YY.ZZ -> emacs.

Thanks.

> > And when will characters other than "-+_.a-zA-Z0-9" be in
> > `emacs-version'?
> 
> It's a 'while', not an 'if'.

Can you explain it more detailed?  Do you mean `emacs-version' won't
contain "-+_.a-zA-Z0-9"?

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