Re: [PATCH] * etc/NEWS: Document incompatibilities introduced by record types.

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > Or, could we make type-of return `record-foo` instead of `foo`?

  > It *is* an error.  Just not one we bother to try and detect because it'd
  > imply making everyone pay all the time for the rare idiots who'll try to
  > create such a thing.

If programmers are not supposed to do it, let's detect it and report
an error when they try.  That way, they will know it's an error as
soon as they try, rather than needing to debug it to find out it's an error.



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