From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Org release 8.2.5g (minor release from maint) Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:20:53 -0500 Message-ID: <87d2i1e3fu.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87k3dtsat8.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87wqhtywkx.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <87fvocbigv.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <87ios0vdnr.fsf@gmail.com> <8761ny2sj6.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <87ob1qf5br.fsf@gmail.com> <87siqxrfkr.fsf@gmail.com> <87eh2ho1bk.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50565) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WL2ON-0007Qk-9g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:21:17 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WL2OH-0001Ui-8b for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:21:11 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:34991) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WL2OH-0001Uc-1b for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:21:05 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WL2OF-0001Tj-TK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:21:03 +0100 Received: from pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([98.110.160.12]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:21:03 +0100 Received: from ndokos by pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:21:03 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Eric Abrahamsen writes: >>> I have the impression that cl-lib is (was?) frowned upon by upstream for >>> packages that are included in the emacs distribution. But it's only >>> a vague recollection at this point: am I wrong? am I thinking of >>> something else common-lispish? >> >> I thought that the point of cl-lib was so that packages like Org-mode >> and gnus would stop re-implementing pieces of the cl package. I could >> easily be wrong. > > I remembered seeing something on emacs-devel about this, and just found > this statement from Stefan Monnier from a few days ago: > > > Note that the main motivation behind the move to cl-lib is so that it's > perfectly acceptable to use cl-lib functions (since they don't pollute > the global namespace any more). So if you prefer to avoid cl-lib > functions, that's fine, but if you want to use them, that's perfectly > fine as well. > > > Stefan > > Interpret as you will! > > Thanks for putting me right! -- Nick