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Re: random predicate function


From: Ted Zlatanov
Subject: Re: random predicate function
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:44:15 -0600
User-agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux)

On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:20:05 +0100 "Pascal J. Bourguignon" 
<pjb@informatimago.com> wrote: 

PJB> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
>> I agree the CL macros are nicer, but the non-macro version is much
>> easier to debug *in GNU Emacs* and it's already installed.  So they both
>> have benefits.

PJB> I don't see how code without macros is easier to debug, there are so
PJB> many macros in lisp code.

We're talking about GNU Emacs specifically.  Have you debugged macros
there?  They are definitely not as intuitive as functions in the debugger.

>> Can your `shuffle' be part of cl-extra.el in Emacs?  I like the brevity
>> of it, and it's a good example of how to use `loop' properly.

PJB> shuffle is not a Common Lisp function, so it should not be added to
PJB> cl-extra, but it could be included in an emacs lisp library.

OK, thanks.

Ted


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