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From: Ethan <ethan.glasser.camp@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:50:44 -0500
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Subject: emacs's function special form
To: Aaron Ecay <aaronecay@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:10 PM, Aaron Ecay <aaronecay@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2012ko azaroak 18an, Ethan Glasser-Camp-ek idatzi zuen:
> >
> > - You might want to use #' on lambdas.
>
> This is actually unnecessary =96 as the info node "(elisp) Anonymous
> Functions" says, the forms with and without #' are equivalent.  The
> current notmuch style is not to have #' on lambdas (that is, there are 0
> instances of #'(lambda ...) in the code base).  IMO that=92s correct:
> the unnecessary #' is just line-noise-ish.
>

OK, I think I understand. Thanks for the clarification. I found that info
node very confusing.

It says that #' has effects "assuming function-object is a valid lambda
expression". So why put #' on variables that are the names of functions?

In fact, outside names of functions, when are you supposed to use #' at all=
?

Ethan

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:10 PM, Aaron Ecay <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aaronecay@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
aaronecay@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"=
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2012ko azaroak 18an, Ethan Glasser-Camp-ek idatzi zuen:<br>
<div class=3D"im">&gt;<br>
&gt; - You might want to use #&#39; on lambdas.<br>
<br>
</div>This is actually unnecessary =96 as the info node &quot;(elisp) Anony=
mous<br>
Functions&quot; says, the forms with and without #&#39; are equivalent. =A0=
The<br>
current notmuch style is not to have #&#39; on lambdas (that is, there are =
0<br>
instances of #&#39;(lambda ...) in the code base). =A0IMO that=92s correct:=
<br>
the unnecessary #&#39; is just line-noise-ish.<br></blockquote><div><br>OK,=
 I think I understand. Thanks for the clarification. I found that info node=
 very confusing.<br><br>It says that #&#39; has effects &quot;assuming func=
tion-object is a valid lambda expression&quot;. So why put #&#39; on variab=
les that are the names of functions?<br>

<br>In fact, outside names of functions, when are you supposed to use #&#39=
; at all?<br><br>Ethan<br><br></div></div>

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