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Change "special form" to "special operator" in our sources.
Add a compatible function alias, and the relevant manual index entries.
src/ChangeLog addition:
2010-01-31 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
* symbols.c (Fspecial_operator_p, syms_of_symbols):
* eval.c (print_subr, Finteractive_p, Ffuncall)
(Ffunction_min_args, Ffunction_max_args, vars_of_eval):
* editfns.c:
* data.c (Fsubr_max_args):
* doc.c (Fbuilt_in_symbol_file):
Change "special form" to "special operator" in our sources.
man/ChangeLog addition:
2010-01-31 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
* xemacs/programs.texi (Defuns):
* lispref/variables.texi (Local Variables, Defining Variables)
(Setting Variables, Default Value):
* lispref/symbols.texi (Definitions):
* lispref/searching.texi (Saving Match Data):
* lispref/positions.texi (Excursions, Narrowing):
* lispref/objects.texi (Primitive Function Type):
* lispref/macros.texi (Defining Macros, Backquote):
* lispref/lispref.texi (Top):
* lispref/intro.texi (A Sample Function Description):
* lispref/help.texi (Help Functions):
* lispref/functions.texi (What Is a Function, Simple Lambda)
(Defining Functions, Calling Functions, Anonymous Functions):
* lispref/frames.texi (Input Focus):
* lispref/eval.texi (Forms, Function Indirection)
(Special Operators, Quoting):
* lispref/edebug-inc.texi (Instrumenting)
(Specification Examples):
* lispref/debugging.texi (Internals of Debugger):
* lispref/control.texi (Control Structures, Sequencing):
(Conditionals, Combining Conditions, Iteration):
(Catch and Throw, Handling Errors):
* lispref/commands.texi (Defining Commands, Using Interactive):
Terminology change; special operator -> special form.
Don't attempt to change this in texinfo.texi or cl.texi, which use
macros I don't understand.
* lispref/macros.texi (Defining Macros): Give an anonymous macro
example here.
* lispref/positions.texi (Excursions):
Correct some documentation that called a couple of macros special
forms.
* lispref/searching.texi (Saving Match Data):
Drop some documentation of how to write code that works with Emacs
18.
* lispref/specifiers.texi (Adding Specifications):
Correct this; #'let-specifier is a macro, not a special operator.
* lispref/windows.texi (Window Configurations)
(Selecting Windows):
Correct this, #'save-selected-window and #'save-window-excursion
are macros, not special operators.
lisp/ChangeLog addition:
2010-01-31 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
* obsolete.el:
* loadhist.el (symbol-file):
* help.el (describe-function-1):
* bytecomp.el: (byte-compile-save-current-buffer):
* byte-optimize.el (byte-optimize-form-code-walker):
* subr.el (subr-arity):
Change "special form" to "special operator" in these files, it's
the more logical term.
* subr.el (special-form-p): Provide this alias for
#'special-operator-p.
| author | Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> |
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| date | Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:28:01 +0000 |
| parents | 6772ce4d982b |
| children | 02d875ebd1ea |
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| 1215 a macro as far as XEmacs is concerned. @xref{Macros}, for an explanation | 1215 a macro as far as XEmacs is concerned. @xref{Macros}, for an explanation |
| 1216 of how to write a macro. | 1216 of how to write a macro. |
| 1217 | 1217 |
| 1218 @node Primitive Function Type | 1218 @node Primitive Function Type |
| 1219 @subsection Primitive Function Type | 1219 @subsection Primitive Function Type |
| 1220 @cindex special forms | 1220 @cindex special operators |
| 1221 | 1221 |
| 1222 A @dfn{primitive function} is a function callable from Lisp but | 1222 A @dfn{primitive function} is a function callable from Lisp but |
| 1223 written in the C programming language. Primitive functions are also | 1223 written in the C programming language. Primitive functions are also |
| 1224 called @dfn{subrs} or @dfn{built-in functions}. (The word ``subr'' is | 1224 called @dfn{subrs} or @dfn{built-in functions}. (The word ``subr'' is |
| 1225 derived from ``subroutine''.) Most primitive functions evaluate all | 1225 derived from ``subroutine''.) Most primitive functions evaluate all |
| 1226 their arguments when they are called. A primitive function that does | 1226 their arguments when they are called. A primitive function that does |
| 1227 not evaluate all its arguments is called a @dfn{special form} | 1227 not evaluate all its arguments is called a @dfn{special operator} |
| 1228 (@pxref{Special Forms}).@refill | 1228 (@pxref{Special Operators}).@refill |
| 1229 | 1229 |
| 1230 It does not matter to the caller of a function whether the function is | 1230 It does not matter to the caller of a function whether the function is |
| 1231 primitive. However, this does matter if you try to substitute a | 1231 primitive. However, this does matter if you try to substitute a |
| 1232 function written in Lisp for a primitive of the same name. The reason | 1232 function written in Lisp for a primitive of the same name. The reason |
| 1233 is that the primitive function may be called directly from C code. | 1233 is that the primitive function may be called directly from C code. |