(Sorting Sequences): In sort*, add a little cautionary note about the key

procedure being used heavily.

diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 4284b99116ac825ad69660a791d93f7d50100694..a55f6aa7c4c006117de7f7a6169ea47e8d96428e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-12-25  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>
+
+       * cl.texi (Sorting Sequences): In sort*, add a little cautionary note
+       about the key procedure being used heavily.
+
 2006-12-24  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
        * pgg.texi (Caching passphrase): Default for pgg-gpg-use-agent changed

diff --git a/man/cl.texi b/man/cl.texi
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--- a/man/cl.texi
+++ b/man/cl.texi
@@ -4092,7 +4092,9 @@ fed to the @var{predicate} function.  For example,
 @noindent
 sorts @var{data}, a sequence of strings, into increasing alphabetical
 order without regard to case.  A @code{:key} function of @code{car}
-would be useful for sorting association lists.
+would be useful for sorting association lists.  It should only be a
+simple accessor though, it's used heavily in the current
+implementation.
 
 The @code{sort*} function is destructive; it sorts lists by actually
 rearranging the @code{cdr} pointers in suitable fashion.