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Subject: Re: Optional BUFFER arguments in functions; `with-current-buffer'
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Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

> ... For the sake of completeness, can you quote some of RMS' arguments
> on this [with-current-buffer] issue?

I basically did, I didn't care either way and I've only discussed it
with him on the phone.  Perhaps Martin has something written down.
Martin agreed philosophically to make the changes before I got in the
loop.

 ...
> How hard is it to port `with-current-buffer', anyway.  I might take a
> look at it.

If I understand correctly, his implementation involves hacking the
bytecompiler which is supposed to make it fast.
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