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emacs-28 b431f54: Mention `seq-uniq' in `delete-dups' documentation
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
emacs-28 b431f54: Mention `seq-uniq' in `delete-dups' documentation |
Date: |
Tue, 5 Oct 2021 03:11:42 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: emacs-28
commit b431f54c1b01675ba36513474e14b206e26fd6fa
Author: Tak Kunihiro <tkk@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp>
Commit: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Mention `seq-uniq' in `delete-dups' documentation
* doc/lispref/lists.texi (Sets And Lists): Mention `seq-uniq'
(bug#50928).
* lisp/subr.el (delete-dups): Link to `seq-uniq' in doc string.
---
doc/lispref/lists.texi | 17 +++++++++--------
lisp/subr.el | 2 +-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/lists.texi b/doc/lispref/lists.texi
index 7564125..f98ae76 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/lists.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/lists.texi
@@ -1227,13 +1227,13 @@ this is not guaranteed to happen):
@cindex lists as sets
@cindex sets
- A list can represent an unordered mathematical set---simply consider a
-value an element of a set if it appears in the list, and ignore the
-order of the list. To form the union of two sets, use @code{append} (as
-long as you don't mind having duplicate elements). You can remove
-@code{equal} duplicates using @code{delete-dups}. Other useful
-functions for sets include @code{memq} and @code{delq}, and their
-@code{equal} versions, @code{member} and @code{delete}.
+ A list can represent an unordered mathematical set---simply consider
+a value an element of a set if it appears in the list, and ignore the
+order of the list. To form the union of two sets, use @code{append}
+(as long as you don't mind having duplicate elements). You can remove
+@code{equal} duplicates using @code{delete-dups} or @code{seq-uniq}.
+Other useful functions for sets include @code{memq} and @code{delq},
+and their @code{equal} versions, @code{member} and @code{delete}.
@cindex CL note---lack @code{union}, @code{intersection}
@quotation
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ comparison.
This function destructively removes all @code{equal} duplicates from
@var{list}, stores the result in @var{list} and returns it. Of
several @code{equal} occurrences of an element in @var{list},
-@code{delete-dups} keeps the first one.
+@code{delete-dups} keeps the first one. See @code{seq-uniq} for
+non-destructive operation (@pxref{Sequence Functions}).
@end defun
See also the function @code{add-to-list}, in @ref{List Variables},
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index a8fb52c..f8f446c 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ If N is omitted or nil, remove the last element."
"Destructively remove `equal' duplicates from LIST.
Store the result in LIST and return it. LIST must be a proper list.
Of several `equal' occurrences of an element in LIST, the first
-one is kept."
+one is kept. See `seq-uniq' for non-destructive operation."
(let ((l (length list)))
(if (> l 100)
(let ((hash (make-hash-table :test #'equal :size l))
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