# HG changeset patch # User Juanma Barranquero # Date 1167008830 0 # Node ID c18ed26cc2cc764a38fd3e43c500b700ca960a1c # Parent c56608cdc7a4c84054ee7bf043a0731b202f104e (Sorting Sequences): In sort*, add a little cautionary note about the key procedure being used heavily. diff -r c56608cdc7a4 -r c18ed26cc2cc man/cl.texi --- a/man/cl.texi Mon Dec 25 01:04:15 2006 +0000 +++ b/man/cl.texi Mon Dec 25 01:07:10 2006 +0000 @@ -4092,7 +4092,9 @@ @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.