Re: [O] Org release 8.2.5g (minor release from maint)

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Eric Schulte <address@hidden> writes:

> Nick Dokos <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Achim Gratz <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Eric Schulte writes:
>>
>>>> I look forward to the day when Org-mode can simply require cl-lib and
>>>> cease maintaining org- versions of common cl utilities.
>>>
>>> WIth cl-lib in ELPA I don't really see what's the holdup there if you
>>> want to go that route.
>>
>> I have the impression that cl-lib is (was?) frowned upon by upstream for
>> packages that are included in the emacs distribution. But it's only
>> a vague recollection at this point: am I wrong? am I thinking of
>> something else common-lispish?
>
> I thought that the point of cl-lib was so that packages like Org-mode
> and gnus would stop re-implementing pieces of the cl package.  I could
> easily be wrong.

I remembered seeing something on emacs-devel about this, and just found
this statement from Stefan Monnier from a few days ago:


Note that the main motivation behind the move to cl-lib is so that it's
perfectly acceptable to use cl-lib functions (since they don't pollute
the global namespace any more).  So if you prefer to avoid cl-lib
functions, that's fine, but if you want to use them, that's perfectly
fine as well.


        Stefan

Interpret as you will!