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Re: master b2e2128: Use lexical-binding in webjump.el and add tests
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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Re: master b2e2128: Use lexical-binding in webjump.el and add tests |
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Tue, 19 May 2020 14:40:01 +0200 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> (put 'pascal 'math-radix-formatter
>> (function (lambda (r s)
>> (if (= r 16) (format "$%s" s)
>> (format "%d#%s" r s)))))
>>
>> Does the `function' here have any meaning, or is it superfluous?
>
> It has the same meaning in both cases: in both cases (function (lambda ...))
> is an argument to a function (`sort` in the first case and `put` in the
> second).
The English language changes so quickly these days! That's an entirely
new way of spelling "`function' here has no meaning, and it's
superfluous", I guess.
Anyway, I guess that means that somebody who wants do some cleaning up
has a new thing to grep for.
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