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Re: master 2e9111813b: Add two classic Common Lisp macro-writing macros


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: Re: master 2e9111813b: Add two classic Common Lisp macro-writing macros
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:59:40 -0400

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  > > The purpose of the `cl-' prefix is so that we don't need to describe
  > > those Common Lisp functions in the manual.  That is for functions
  > > whose reason for existence in Emacs Lisp is compatibility.

  > That might have been the initial purpose, but there are already things
  > with that prefix which are not only for compatibility.  For example,
  > cl-letf, which isn't actually anywhere in CL but only in Elisp!

Why was it given that name?  Is there a good reason for that to be its
name?  Should we rename it to `letf'?

Is it documented in the Emacs Lisp Ref Manual now?

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