Utility function to make a list from specified amount of objects.

* lisp.h (enum constype): New datatype.
(listn): New prototype.
* alloc.c (listn): New function.
(Fmemory_use_count, syms_of_alloc): Use it.
* buffer.c (syms_of_buffer): Likewise.
* callint.c (syms_of_callint): Likewise.
* charset.c (define_charset_internal): Likewise.
* coding.c (syms_of_coding): Likewise.
* keymap.c (syms_of_keymap): Likewise.
* search.c (syms_of_search): Likewise.
* syntax.c (syms_of_syntax): Likewise.
* w32.c (init_environment): Likewise.
* w32fns.c (Fw32_battery_status, syms_of_w32fns): Likewise.
* xdisp.c (syms_of_xdisp): Likewise.
* xfns.c (syms_of_xfns): Likewise.

src/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2012-07-27  Dmitry Antipov  <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
+
+	Utility function to make a list from specified amount of objects.
+	* lisp.h (enum constype): New datatype.
+	(listn): New prototype.
+	* alloc.c (listn): New function.
+	(Fmemory_use_count, syms_of_alloc): Use it.
+	* buffer.c (syms_of_buffer): Likewise.
+	* callint.c (syms_of_callint): Likewise.
+	* charset.c (define_charset_internal): Likewise.
+	* coding.c (syms_of_coding): Likewise.
+	* keymap.c (syms_of_keymap): Likewise.
+	* search.c (syms_of_search): Likewise.
+	* syntax.c (syms_of_syntax): Likewise.
+	* w32.c (init_environment): Likewise.
+	* w32fns.c (Fw32_battery_status, syms_of_w32fns): Likewise.
+	* xdisp.c (syms_of_xdisp): Likewise.
+	* xfns.c (syms_of_xfns): Likewise.
+
 2012-07-27  Dmitry Antipov  <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
 
 	Fast save_excursion_save and save_excursion_restore.

src/alloc.c

@@ -2811,6 +2811,38 @@ list5 (Lisp_Object arg1, Lisp_Object arg2, Lisp_Object arg3, Lisp_Object arg4, L
 						       Fcons (arg5, Qnil)))));
 }
 
+/* Make a list of COUNT Lisp_Objects, where ARG is the
+   first one.  Allocate conses from pure space if TYPE
+   is PURE, or allocate as usual if type is HEAP.  */
+
+Lisp_Object
+listn (enum constype type, ptrdiff_t count, Lisp_Object arg, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  ptrdiff_t i;
+  Lisp_Object val, *objp;
+
+  /* Change to SAFE_ALLOCA if you hit this eassert.  */
+  eassert (count <= MAX_ALLOCA / sizeof (Lisp_Object));
+
+  objp = alloca (count * sizeof (Lisp_Object));
+  objp[0] = arg;
+  va_start (ap, arg);
+  for (i = 1; i < count; i++)
+    objp[i] = va_arg (ap, Lisp_Object);
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  for (i = 0, val = Qnil; i < count; i++)
+    {
+      if (type == PURE)
+	val = pure_cons (objp[i], val);
+      else if (type == HEAP)
+	val = Fcons (objp[i], val);
+      else
+	abort ();
+    }
+  return val;
+}
 
 DEFUN ("list", Flist, Slist, 0, MANY, 0,
        doc: /* Return a newly created list with specified arguments as elements.
@@ -6649,18 +6681,15 @@ Frames, windows, buffers, and subprocesses count as vectors
   (but the contents of a buffer's text do not count here).  */)
   (void)
 {
-  Lisp_Object consed[8];
-
-  consed[0] = bounded_number (cons_cells_consed);
-  consed[1] = bounded_number (floats_consed);
-  consed[2] = bounded_number (vector_cells_consed);
-  consed[3] = bounded_number (symbols_consed);
-  consed[4] = bounded_number (string_chars_consed);
-  consed[5] = bounded_number (misc_objects_consed);
-  consed[6] = bounded_number (intervals_consed);
-  consed[7] = bounded_number (strings_consed);
-
-  return Flist (8, consed);
+  return listn (HEAP, 8,
+		bounded_number (cons_cells_consed),
+		bounded_number (floats_consed),
+		bounded_number (vector_cells_consed),
+		bounded_number (symbols_consed),
+		bounded_number (string_chars_consed),
+		bounded_number (misc_objects_consed),
+		bounded_number (intervals_consed),
+		bounded_number (strings_consed));
 }
 
 /* Find at most FIND_MAX symbols which have OBJ as their value or
@@ -6841,8 +6870,8 @@ do hash-consing of the objects allocated to pure space.  */);
   /* We build this in advance because if we wait until we need it, we might
      not be able to allocate the memory to hold it.  */
   Vmemory_signal_data
-    = pure_cons (Qerror,
-		 pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("Memory exhausted--use M-x save-some-buffers then exit and restart Emacs"), Qnil));
+    = listn (PURE, 2, Qerror,
+	     build_pure_c_string ("Memory exhausted--use M-x save-some-buffers then exit and restart Emacs"));
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("memory-full", Vmemory_full,
 	       doc: /* Non-nil means Emacs cannot get much more Lisp memory.  */);

src/buffer.c

@@ -5212,7 +5212,7 @@ syms_of_buffer (void)
   DEFSYM (Qkill_buffer_query_functions, "kill-buffer-query-functions");
 
   Fput (Qprotected_field, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qprotected_field, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qprotected_field, Qerror));
   Fput (Qprotected_field, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Attempt to modify a protected field"));
 

src/callint.c

@@ -888,10 +888,11 @@ syms_of_callint (void)
   callint_message = Qnil;
   staticpro (&callint_message);
 
-  preserved_fns = pure_cons (intern_c_string ("region-beginning"),
-			 pure_cons (intern_c_string ("region-end"),
-				pure_cons (intern_c_string ("point"),
-				       pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mark"), Qnil))));
+  preserved_fns = listn (PURE, 4,
+			 intern_c_string ("region-beginning"),
+			 intern_c_string ("region-end"),
+			 intern_c_string ("point"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mark"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qlist, "list");
   DEFSYM (Qlet, "let");

src/charset.c

@@ -1257,7 +1257,6 @@ define_charset_internal (Lisp_Object name,
 {
   const unsigned char *code_space = (const unsigned char *) code_space_chars;
   Lisp_Object args[charset_arg_max];
-  Lisp_Object plist[14];
   Lisp_Object val;
   int i;
 
@@ -1283,22 +1282,22 @@ define_charset_internal (Lisp_Object name,
   args[charset_arg_superset] = Qnil;
   args[charset_arg_unify_map] = Qnil;
 
-  plist[0] = intern_c_string (":name");
-  plist[1] = args[charset_arg_name];
-  plist[2] = intern_c_string (":dimension");
-  plist[3] = args[charset_arg_dimension];
-  plist[4] = intern_c_string (":code-space");
-  plist[5] = args[charset_arg_code_space];
-  plist[6] = intern_c_string (":iso-final-char");
-  plist[7] = args[charset_arg_iso_final];
-  plist[8] = intern_c_string (":emacs-mule-id");
-  plist[9] = args[charset_arg_emacs_mule_id];
-  plist[10] = intern_c_string (":ascii-compatible-p");
-  plist[11] = args[charset_arg_ascii_compatible_p];
-  plist[12] = intern_c_string (":code-offset");
-  plist[13] = args[charset_arg_code_offset];
-
-  args[charset_arg_plist] = Flist (14, plist);
+  args[charset_arg_plist] =
+    listn (HEAP, 14,
+	   intern_c_string (":name"),
+	   args[charset_arg_name],
+	   intern_c_string (":dimension"),
+	   args[charset_arg_dimension],
+	   intern_c_string (":code-space"),
+	   args[charset_arg_code_space],
+	   intern_c_string (":iso-final-char"),
+	   args[charset_arg_iso_final],
+	   intern_c_string (":emacs-mule-id"),
+	   args[charset_arg_emacs_mule_id],
+	   intern_c_string (":ascii-compatible-p"),
+	   args[charset_arg_ascii_compatible_p],
+	   intern_c_string (":code-offset"),
+	   args[charset_arg_code_offset]);
   Fdefine_charset_internal (charset_arg_max, args);
 
   return XINT (CHARSET_SYMBOL_ID (name));

src/coding.c

@@ -10411,7 +10411,7 @@ syms_of_coding (void)
 
   DEFSYM (Qcoding_system_error, "coding-system-error");
   Fput (Qcoding_system_error, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qcoding_system_error, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qcoding_system_error, Qerror));
   Fput (Qcoding_system_error, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Invalid coding system"));
 

src/keymap.c

@@ -3702,13 +3702,12 @@ syms_of_keymap (void)
   Fset (intern_c_string ("ctl-x-map"), control_x_map);
   Ffset (intern_c_string ("Control-X-prefix"), control_x_map);
 
-  exclude_keys
-    = pure_cons (pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("DEL"), build_pure_c_string ("\\d")),
-		 pure_cons (pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("TAB"), build_pure_c_string ("\\t")),
-		    pure_cons (pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("RET"), build_pure_c_string ("\\r")),
-			   pure_cons (pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("ESC"), build_pure_c_string ("\\e")),
-				  pure_cons (pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("SPC"), build_pure_c_string (" ")),
-					 Qnil)))));
+  exclude_keys = listn (PURE, 5,
+			pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("DEL"), build_pure_c_string ("\\d")),
+			pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("TAB"), build_pure_c_string ("\\t")),
+			pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("RET"), build_pure_c_string ("\\r")),
+			pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("ESC"), build_pure_c_string ("\\e")),
+			pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("SPC"), build_pure_c_string (" ")));
   staticpro (&exclude_keys);
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("define-key-rebound-commands", Vdefine_key_rebound_commands,
@@ -3761,16 +3760,16 @@ be preferred.  */);
   where_is_preferred_modifier = 0;
 
   staticpro (&Vmouse_events);
-  Vmouse_events = pure_cons (intern_c_string ("menu-bar"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("tool-bar"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("header-line"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mode-line"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mouse-1"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mouse-2"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mouse-3"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mouse-4"),
-		  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("mouse-5"),
-			     Qnil)))))))));
+  Vmouse_events = listn (PURE, 9,
+			 intern_c_string ("menu-bar"),
+			 intern_c_string ("tool-bar"),
+			 intern_c_string ("header-line"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mode-line"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mouse-1"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mouse-2"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mouse-3"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mouse-4"),
+			 intern_c_string ("mouse-5"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qsingle_key_description, "single-key-description");
   DEFSYM (Qkey_description, "key-description");

src/lisp.h

@@ -2685,6 +2685,8 @@ extern Lisp_Object list3 (Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object);
 extern Lisp_Object list4 (Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object);
 extern Lisp_Object list5 (Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object,
 			  Lisp_Object);
+enum constype {HEAP, PURE};
+extern Lisp_Object listn (enum constype, ptrdiff_t, Lisp_Object, ...);
 extern _Noreturn void string_overflow (void);
 extern Lisp_Object make_string (const char *, ptrdiff_t);
 extern Lisp_Object make_formatted_string (char *, const char *, ...)

src/search.c

@@ -3054,12 +3054,12 @@ syms_of_search (void)
   DEFSYM (Qinvalid_regexp, "invalid-regexp");
 
   Fput (Qsearch_failed, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qsearch_failed, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qsearch_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Qsearch_failed, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Search failed"));
 
   Fput (Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qinvalid_regexp, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror));
   Fput (Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Invalid regexp"));
 

src/syntax.c

@@ -3473,7 +3473,7 @@ syms_of_syntax (void)
 
   DEFSYM (Qscan_error, "scan-error");
   Fput (Qscan_error, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qscan_error, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qscan_error, Qerror));
   Fput (Qscan_error, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Scan error"));
 

src/w32.c

@@ -1722,14 +1722,12 @@ init_environment (char ** argv)
 		dwType = REG_EXPAND_SZ;
 		dont_free = 1;
 		if (!strcmp (env_vars[i].name, "HOME") && !appdata)
-		  {
-		    Lisp_Object warning[2];
-		    warning[0] = intern ("initialization");
-		    warning[1] = build_string ("Setting HOME to C:\\ by default is deprecated");
-		    Vdelayed_warnings_list = Fcons (Flist (2, warning),
+		  Vdelayed_warnings_list 
+		    = Fcons (listn (HEAP, 2,
+				    intern ("initialization");
+				    build_string ("Setting HOME to C:\\ by default is deprecated")),
 			       Vdelayed_warnings_list);
 	      }
-	      }
 
 	    if (lpval)
 	      {

src/w32fns.c

@@ -6470,7 +6470,6 @@ The following %-sequences are provided:
     {
       Lisp_Object line_status, battery_status, battery_status_symbol;
       Lisp_Object load_percentage, seconds, minutes, hours, remain;
-      Lisp_Object sequences[8];
 
       long seconds_left = (long) system_status.BatteryLifeTime;
 
@@ -6544,16 +6543,16 @@ The following %-sequences are provided:
 	  _snprintf (buffer, 16, "%ld:%02ld", m / 60, m % 60);
 	  remain = build_string (buffer);
 	}
-      sequences[0] = Fcons (make_number ('L'), line_status);
-      sequences[1] = Fcons (make_number ('B'), battery_status);
-      sequences[2] = Fcons (make_number ('b'), battery_status_symbol);
-      sequences[3] = Fcons (make_number ('p'), load_percentage);
-      sequences[4] = Fcons (make_number ('s'), seconds);
-      sequences[5] = Fcons (make_number ('m'), minutes);
-      sequences[6] = Fcons (make_number ('h'), hours);
-      sequences[7] = Fcons (make_number ('t'), remain);
 
-      status = Flist (8, sequences);
+      status = listn (HEAP, 8,
+		      Fcons (make_number ('L'), line_status),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('B'), battery_status),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('b'), battery_status_symbol),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('p'), load_percentage),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('s'), seconds),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('m'), minutes),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('h'), hours),
+		      Fcons (make_number ('t'), remain));
     }
   return status;
 }
@@ -6795,7 +6794,7 @@ syms_of_w32fns (void)
 
 
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qundefined_color, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qundefined_color, Qerror);
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Undefined color"));
 

src/xdisp.c

@@ -28932,14 +28932,14 @@ and is used only on frames for which no explicit name has been set
 \(see `modify-frame-parameters').  */);
   Vicon_title_format
     = Vframe_title_format
-    = pure_cons (intern_c_string ("multiple-frames"),
-		 pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("%b"),
-			    pure_cons (pure_cons (empty_unibyte_string,
-						  pure_cons (intern_c_string ("invocation-name"),
-							     pure_cons (build_pure_c_string ("@"),
-									pure_cons (intern_c_string ("system-name"),
-										   Qnil)))),
-				       Qnil)));
+    = listn (PURE, 3,
+	     intern_c_string ("multiple-frames"),
+	     build_pure_c_string ("%b"),
+	     listn (PURE, 4,
+		    empty_unibyte_string,
+		    intern_c_string ("invocation-name"),
+		    build_pure_c_string ("@"),
+		    intern_c_string ("system-name")));
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("message-log-max", Vmessage_log_max,
     doc: /* Maximum number of lines to keep in the message log buffer.

src/xfns.c

@@ -5822,7 +5822,7 @@ syms_of_xfns (void)
   /* This is the end of symbol initialization.  */
 
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_conditions,
-	pure_cons (Qundefined_color, pure_cons (Qerror, Qnil)));
+	listn (PURE, 2, Qundefined_color, Qerror));
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_message,
 	build_pure_c_string ("Undefined color"));