Re: TeX-arg-key-val syntax and let go of eval

[Tassilo Horn]

Arash Esbati <ar...@gnu.org> writes:

Hi Arash,

> and then the `fboundp' check in `TeX-read-key-val' gets upset.

Indeed, fboundp only works for symbols.

> I suggest to write `TeX-read-key-val' like this:
>
> (defun TeX-read-key-val (optional key-val-alist &optional prompt)
>   (multi-prompt-key-value
>    (TeX-argument-prompt optional prompt "Options (k=v)")
>    (cond ((or (and (symbolp key-val-alist)
>                    (fboundp key-val-alist))
>               (functionp key-val-alist))
>           (funcall key-val-alist))
>          ((and (symbolp key-val-alist)
>                (boundp key-val-alist))
>           (symbol-value key-val-alist))
>          ((and (listp key-val-alist)
>                (listp (car key-val-alist)))
>           key-val-alist)
>          (t (error "Cannot interpret key-val-alist %S" key-val-alist)))))
>
> WDYT?

The first clause can be simplified to just (functionp key-val-alist).  I
don't know why I've had the fboundp there in the first place.

Bye,
Tassilo