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RE: Predicate for true lists
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Drew Adams |
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RE: Predicate for true lists |
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Mon, 22 Apr 2019 02:39:01 -0700 (PDT) |
> > Anything that mentions state (which could be _any_ state
> > available to Emacs - not just system state
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> I think the most important thing is the state of Emacs: variable
> bindings (free variables in the function body!), current buffer, value
> of point, etc. Since only stuff matters that Emacs has access to (and
> this access is always via functions and variables), one could even count
> everything that matters as part of Emacs' state.
>
> What I want to say that mentioning too much external stuff as examples
> is more confusing than helpful.
I agree. That's most important, by far.
(OTOH, if we're trying to give a general definition
of pure then any state at all counts. Still, it's
only possible for a computable function to take
into account state that is available to it...)
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