Re: combining cond and let, to replace pcase.

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > This form of clause should bind the variables unconditionally.  If
  > > matching provides a value to give a certain variable, the variable
  > > should get that value.  Otherwise it should be bound to nil.

  > So these form of :match clause would bind variables even though it did
  > not match?  That seems counter-intuitive to me.

Since it makes the bindings unconditionally, it has to make the same
bindings whether matching fully succeeds or not.  I don't see any other
alternative -- what could there be?

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