----- Reiner Steib (2007-01-01) wrote:----- > On Sat, Dec 30 2006, Patrick Campbell-Preston wrote: > >> The primep function in bbdb.el has been broken for a very long while - >> try (primep 4) or (primep -1) for example. This is harmless for >> bbdb's own use of the function, as it happens, but not for the casual >> user [amusing story omitted]. >> >> Here's a fixed version, perhaps someone with CVS access and copious >> free time could paste it in (before the next BBDB release): >> >> (defun primep (num) > > Wouldn't it be better to rename it to `bbdb-primep'? > > ,----[ (info "(elisp)Coding Conventions") ] > | * If a package needs to define an alias or a new function for > | compatibility with some other version of Emacs, name it with the > | package prefix, not with the raw name with which it occurs in the > | other version. Here is an example from Gnus, which provides many > | examples of such compatibility issues. > | > | (defalias 'gnus-point-at-bol > | (if (fboundp 'point-at-bol) > | 'point-at-bol > | 'line-beginning-position)) > `---- > > [ BTW, in Gnus we just had spurious problems because > xemacs-base/easy-mmode.el defines `replace-regexp-in-string'. :-/ ] > > Bye, Reiner.
I second this. -- Leo <sdl.web AT gmail.com> (GPG Key: 9283AA3F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
