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

procedure being used heavily.

diff --git a/man/cl.texi b/man/cl.texi
index 56f81bb394711258719a003006312418bf8269d3..2c357f5fec633f75fb0f4cae1487de09cba3f05c 100644 (file)
--- 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.