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Re: string> missing?
From: |
Tassilo Horn |
Subject: |
Re: string> missing? |
Date: |
Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:53:31 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.130014 (Ma Gnus v0.14) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
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
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