Re: [External] : Re: Lisp files that load cl-lib in problematical ways

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 14:09:15 +0000
> Cc: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
> 
> > Maybe we need to add to the list the functions in
> > cl-extra.el and cl-seq.el?
> 
> I think so.  Richard's concern is the sheer bulk of cl-*, which adds
> complexity to the language by virtue of the mass of detail which both
> new and experienced Emacs hackers have to cope with.  That complexity
> exists regardless of when those functions and macros get loaded.
> 
> So, from that point of view, cl-extra.el and cl-seq.el are certainly
> relevant, as is cl-macs.el, and maybe one or two others.

No, cl-macs is not relevant, since those are just macros, they leave
no trace after compiling.