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Re: Why is `pop' not named `npop'?
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Po Lu |
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Re: Why is `pop' not named `npop'? |
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Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:07:06 +0800 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) |
mbork@mbork.pl writes:
> Hi all,
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> the `pop' macro is destructive. Why isn't it called `npop' then? My
> wild guess is that the `n-' prefix is only used for functions, not
> macros, but is that really true?
>
> Best,
If I were to guess, because `pop' does not modify the list itself, only
the value of the GV.