Simplify list creation in C code

The main new thing here is that C code can now say
‘list (a, b, c, d, e, f)’ instead of
‘listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 6, a, b, c, d, e, f)’,
thus relieving callers of the responsibility of counting
arguments (plus, the code feels more like Lisp).  The old
list1 ... list5 functions remain, as they’re probably a bit
faster for small lists.
* src/alloc.c (cons_listn, pure_listn): New functions.
(listn): Omit enum argument.
All callers changed to use either new ‘list’ or ‘pure_list’ macros.
* src/charset.c (Fdefine_charset_internal):
* src/coding.c (detect_coding_system)
(Fset_terminal_coding_system_internal):
* src/frame.c (frame_size_history_add, adjust_frame_size):
* src/gtkutil.c (xg_frame_set_char_size):
* src/keyboard.c (command_loop_1):
* src/nsfns.m (frame_geometry):
* src/widget.c (set_frame_size):
* src/xfaces.c (Fcolor_distance):
* src/xfns.c (frame_geometry):
* src/xterm.c (x_set_window_size_1):
* src/xwidget.c (Fxwidget_size_request):
Prefer list1i, list2i, etc. to open-coding them.
* src/charset.c (Fset_charset_priority):
* src/nsterm.m (append2):
* src/window.c (window_list):
* src/xfaces.c (Fx_list_fonts):
Use nconc2 instead of open-coding it.
* src/eval.c (eval_sub, backtrace_frame_apply):
* src/kqueue.c (kqueue_generate_event):
* src/nsterm.m (performDragOperation:):
* src/pdumper.c (Fpdumper_stats):
* src/w32.c (init_environment):
Prefer list1, list2, etc. to open-coding them.
* src/font.c (font_list_entities):
Parenthesize to avoid expanding new ‘list’ macro.
* src/gtkutil.c (GETSETUP): Rename from MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP
to get lines to fit.  Move outside the ‘list’ call, since it’s
now a macro.
* src/keymap.c (Fmake_keymap): Simplify.
* src/lisp.h (list, pure_list): New macros.
(list1i): New function.

31 files changed, 158 insertions, 191 deletions

diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 6b366485550..02c55f8ce4c 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -2864,50 +2864,57 @@ list3 (Lisp_Object arg1, Lisp_Object arg2, Lisp_Object arg3)
   return Fcons (arg1, Fcons (arg2, Fcons (arg3, Qnil)));
 }
 
-
 Lisp_Object
 list4 (Lisp_Object arg1, Lisp_Object arg2, Lisp_Object arg3, Lisp_Object arg4)
 {
   return Fcons (arg1, Fcons (arg2, Fcons (arg3, Fcons (arg4, Qnil))));
 }
 
-
 Lisp_Object
-list5 (Lisp_Object arg1, Lisp_Object arg2, Lisp_Object arg3, Lisp_Object arg4, Lisp_Object arg5)
+list5 (Lisp_Object arg1, Lisp_Object arg2, Lisp_Object arg3, Lisp_Object arg4,
+       Lisp_Object arg5)
 {
   return Fcons (arg1, Fcons (arg2, Fcons (arg3, Fcons (arg4,
                                                        Fcons (arg5, Qnil)))));
 }
 
-/* Make a list of COUNT Lisp_Objects, where ARG is the
-   first one.  Allocate conses from pure space if TYPE
-   is CONSTYPE_PURE, or allocate as usual if type is CONSTYPE_HEAP.  */
-
-Lisp_Object
-listn (enum constype type, ptrdiff_t count, Lisp_Object arg, ...)
+/* Make a list of COUNT Lisp_Objects, where ARG is the first one.
+   Use CONS to construct the pairs.  AP has any remaining args.  */
+static Lisp_Object
+cons_listn (ptrdiff_t count, Lisp_Object arg,
+            Lisp_Object (*cons) (Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object), va_list ap)
 {
-  Lisp_Object (*cons) (Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object);
-  switch (type)
-    {
-    case CONSTYPE_PURE: cons = pure_cons; break;
-    case CONSTYPE_HEAP: cons = Fcons; break;
-    default: emacs_abort ();
-    }
-
   eassume (0 < count);
   Lisp_Object val = cons (arg, Qnil);
   Lisp_Object tail = val;
-
-  va_list ap;
-  va_start (ap, arg);
   for (ptrdiff_t i = 1; i < count; i++)
     {
       Lisp_Object elem = cons (va_arg (ap, Lisp_Object), Qnil);
       XSETCDR (tail, elem);
       tail = elem;
     }
+  return val;
+}
+
+/* Make a list of COUNT Lisp_Objects, where ARG1 is the first one.  */
+Lisp_Object
+listn (ptrdiff_t count, Lisp_Object arg1, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start (ap, arg1);
+  Lisp_Object val = cons_listn (count, arg1, Fcons, ap);
   va_end (ap);
+  return val;
+}
 
+/* Make a pure list of COUNT Lisp_Objects, where ARG1 is the first one.  */
+Lisp_Object
+pure_listn (ptrdiff_t count, Lisp_Object arg1, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start (ap, arg1);
+  Lisp_Object val = cons_listn (count, arg1, pure_cons, ap);
+  va_end (ap);
   return val;
 }
 
@@ -7283,8 +7290,7 @@ Frames, windows, buffers, and subprocesses count as vectors
   (but the contents of a buffer's text do not count here).  */)
   (void)
 {
-  return listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 7,
-                make_int (cons_cells_consed),
+  return  list (make_int (cons_cells_consed),
                 make_int (floats_consed),
                 make_int (vector_cells_consed),
                 make_int (symbols_consed),
@@ -7584,8 +7590,10 @@ 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
-    = listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qerror,
-             build_pure_c_string ("Memory exhausted--use M-x save-some-buffers then exit and restart Emacs"));
+    = pure_list (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.  */);
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index e5cc5f367f0..44b33f5b60d 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -5487,7 +5487,7 @@ syms_of_buffer (void)
                Qoverwrite_mode_binary));
 
   Fput (Qprotected_field, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qprotected_field, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qprotected_field, Qerror));
   Fput (Qprotected_field, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Attempt to modify a protected field"));
 
diff --git a/src/callint.c b/src/callint.c
index ba6e3350a50..9993e732fb4 100644
--- a/src/callint.c
+++ b/src/callint.c
@@ -814,11 +814,10 @@ syms_of_callint (void)
   callint_message = Qnil;
   staticpro (&callint_message);
 
-  preserved_fns = listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 4,
-                         intern_c_string ("region-beginning"),
-                         intern_c_string ("region-end"),
-                         intern_c_string ("point"),
-                         intern_c_string ("mark"));
+  preserved_fns = pure_list (intern_c_string ("region-beginning"),
+                             intern_c_string ("region-end"),
+                             intern_c_string ("point"),
+                             intern_c_string ("mark"));
   staticpro (&preserved_fns);
 
   DEFSYM (Qlist, "list");
diff --git a/src/charset.c b/src/charset.c
index 7e2e657c7fc..56ab8d70181 100644
--- a/src/charset.c
+++ b/src/charset.c
@@ -1175,8 +1175,7 @@ usage: (define-charset-internal ...)  */)
       ISO_CHARSET_TABLE (charset.dimension, charset.iso_chars_96,
                          charset.iso_final) = id;
       if (new_definition_p)
-        Viso_2022_charset_list = nconc2 (Viso_2022_charset_list,
-                                         list1 (make_fixnum (id)));
+        Viso_2022_charset_list = nconc2 (Viso_2022_charset_list, list1i (id));
       if (ISO_CHARSET_TABLE (1, 0, 'J') == id)
         charset_jisx0201_roman = id;
       else if (ISO_CHARSET_TABLE (2, 0, '@') == id)
@@ -1196,15 +1195,14 @@ usage: (define-charset-internal ...)  */)
         emacs_mule_bytes[charset.emacs_mule_id] = charset.dimension + 2;
       if (new_definition_p)
         Vemacs_mule_charset_list = nconc2 (Vemacs_mule_charset_list,
-                                           list1 (make_fixnum (id)));
+                                           list1i (id));
     }
 
   if (new_definition_p)
     {
       Vcharset_list = Fcons (args[charset_arg_name], Vcharset_list);
       if (charset.supplementary_p)
-        Vcharset_ordered_list = nconc2 (Vcharset_ordered_list,
-                                        list1 (make_fixnum (id)));
+        Vcharset_ordered_list = nconc2 (Vcharset_ordered_list, list1i (id));
       else
         {
           Lisp_Object tail;
@@ -1221,7 +1219,7 @@ usage: (define-charset-internal ...)  */)
                                            Vcharset_ordered_list);
           else if (NILP (tail))
             Vcharset_ordered_list = nconc2 (Vcharset_ordered_list,
-                                            list1 (make_fixnum (id)));
+                                            list1i (id));
           else
             {
               val = Fcons (XCAR (tail), XCDR (tail));
@@ -1278,8 +1276,7 @@ define_charset_internal (Lisp_Object name,
   args[charset_arg_unify_map] = Qnil;
 
   args[charset_arg_plist] =
-    listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 14,
-           QCname,
+     list (QCname,
            args[charset_arg_name],
            intern_c_string (":dimension"),
            args[charset_arg_dimension],
@@ -2180,7 +2177,7 @@ usage: (set-charset-priority &rest charsets)  */)
         }
     }
   Vcharset_non_preferred_head = old_list;
-  Vcharset_ordered_list = CALLN (Fnconc, Fnreverse (new_head), old_list);
+  Vcharset_ordered_list = nconc2 (Fnreverse (new_head), old_list);
 
   charset_ordered_list_tick++;
 
diff --git a/src/coding.c b/src/coding.c
index e470757f92e..a216460fc2c 100644
--- a/src/coding.c
+++ b/src/coding.c
@@ -8720,20 +8720,20 @@ detect_coding_system (const unsigned char *src,
         {
           detect_info.found = CATEGORY_MASK_RAW_TEXT;
           id = CODING_SYSTEM_ID (Qno_conversion);
-          val = list1 (make_fixnum (id));
+          val = list1i (id);
         }
       else if (! detect_info.rejected && ! detect_info.found)
         {
           detect_info.found = CATEGORY_MASK_ANY;
           id = coding_categories[coding_category_undecided].id;
-          val = list1 (make_fixnum (id));
+          val = list1i (id);
         }
       else if (highest)
         {
           if (detect_info.found)
             {
               detect_info.found = 1 << category;
-              val = list1 (make_fixnum (this->id));
+              val = list1i (this->id);
             }
           else
             for (i = 0; i < coding_category_raw_text; i++)
@@ -8741,7 +8741,7 @@ detect_coding_system (const unsigned char *src,
                 {
                   detect_info.found = 1 << coding_priorities[i];
                   id = coding_categories[coding_priorities[i]].id;
-                  val = list1 (make_fixnum (id));
+                  val = list1i (id);
                   break;
                 }
         }
@@ -8758,7 +8758,7 @@ detect_coding_system (const unsigned char *src,
                   found |= 1 << category;
                   id = coding_categories[category].id;
                   if (id >= 0)
-                    val = list1 (make_fixnum (id));
+                    val = list1i (id);
                 }
             }
           for (i = coding_category_raw_text - 1; i >= 0; i--)
@@ -8783,7 +8783,7 @@ detect_coding_system (const unsigned char *src,
             this = coding_categories + coding_category_utf_8_sig;
           else
             this = coding_categories + coding_category_utf_8_nosig;
-          val = list1 (make_fixnum (this->id));
+          val = list1i (this->id);
         }
     }
   else if (base_category == coding_category_utf_16_auto)
@@ -8800,13 +8800,13 @@ detect_coding_system (const unsigned char *src,
             this = coding_categories + coding_category_utf_16_be_nosig;
           else
             this = coding_categories + coding_category_utf_16_le_nosig;
-          val = list1 (make_fixnum (this->id));
+          val = list1i (this->id);
         }
     }
   else
     {
       detect_info.found = 1 << XFIXNUM (CODING_ATTR_CATEGORY (attrs));
-      val = list1 (make_fixnum (coding.id));
+      val = list1i (coding.id);
     }
 
   /* Then, detect eol-format if necessary.  */
@@ -9749,7 +9749,7 @@ DEFUN ("set-terminal-coding-system-internal", Fset_terminal_coding_system_intern
   tset_charset_list
     (term, (terminal_coding->common_flags & CODING_REQUIRE_ENCODING_MASK
             ? coding_charset_list (terminal_coding)
-            : list1 (make_fixnum (charset_ascii))));
+            : list1i (charset_ascii)));
   return Qnil;
 }
 
@@ -10856,7 +10856,7 @@ syms_of_coding (void)
   /* Error signaled when there's a problem with detecting a coding system.  */
   DEFSYM (Qcoding_system_error, "coding-system-error");
   Fput (Qcoding_system_error, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qcoding_system_error, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qcoding_system_error, Qerror));
   Fput (Qcoding_system_error, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Invalid coding system"));
 
@@ -11298,7 +11298,7 @@ internal character representation.  */);
   /* This is already set.
      plist[7] = args[coding_arg_ascii_compatible_p] = Qt; */
   plist[8] = intern_c_string (":charset-list");
-  plist[9] = args[coding_arg_charset_list] = Fcons (Qascii, Qnil);
+  plist[9] = args[coding_arg_charset_list] = list1 (Qascii);
   plist[11] = args[coding_arg_for_unibyte] = Qnil;
   plist[13] = build_pure_c_string ("No conversion on encoding, "
                                    "automatic conversion on decoding.");
diff --git a/src/emacs-module.c b/src/emacs-module.c
index b70d6cea812..4e2411cb295 100644
--- a/src/emacs-module.c
+++ b/src/emacs-module.c
@@ -1234,42 +1234,38 @@ syms_of_module (void)
 
   DEFSYM (Qmodule_load_failed, "module-load-failed");
   Fput (Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Module load failed"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qmodule_open_failed, "module-open-failed");
   Fput (Qmodule_open_failed, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 3,
-               Qmodule_open_failed, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qmodule_open_failed, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Qmodule_open_failed, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Module could not be opened"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qmodule_not_gpl_compatible, "module-not-gpl-compatible");
   Fput (Qmodule_not_gpl_compatible, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 3,
-               Qmodule_not_gpl_compatible, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qmodule_not_gpl_compatible, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Qmodule_not_gpl_compatible, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Module is not GPL compatible"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qmissing_module_init_function, "missing-module-init-function");
   Fput (Qmissing_module_init_function, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 3,
-               Qmissing_module_init_function, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qmissing_module_init_function, Qmodule_load_failed,
+                   Qerror));
   Fput (Qmissing_module_init_function, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Module does not export an "
                              "initialization function"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qmodule_init_failed, "module-init-failed");
   Fput (Qmodule_init_failed, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 3,
-               Qmodule_init_failed, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qmodule_init_failed, Qmodule_load_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Qmodule_init_failed, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Module initialization failed"));
 
   DEFSYM (Qinvalid_arity, "invalid-arity");
-  Fput (Qinvalid_arity, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qinvalid_arity, Qerror));
+  Fput (Qinvalid_arity, Qerror_conditions, pure_list (Qinvalid_arity, Qerror));
   Fput (Qinvalid_arity, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Invalid function arity"));
 
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index e162725f03d..09e8fdf4c2a 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ eval_sub (Lisp_Object form)
   /* Optimize for no indirection.  */
   fun = original_fun;
   if (!SYMBOLP (fun))
-    fun = Ffunction (Fcons (fun, Qnil));
+    fun = Ffunction (list1 (fun));
   else if (!NILP (fun) && (fun = XSYMBOL (fun)->u.s.function, SYMBOLP (fun)))
     fun = indirect_function (fun);
 
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ backtrace_frame_apply (Lisp_Object function, union specbinding *pdl)
 
   Lisp_Object flags = Qnil;
   if (backtrace_debug_on_exit (pdl))
-    flags = Fcons (QCdebug_on_exit, Fcons (Qt, Qnil));
+    flags = list2 (QCdebug_on_exit, Qt);
 
   if (backtrace_nargs (pdl) == UNEVALLED)
     return call4 (function, Qnil, backtrace_function (pdl), *backtrace_args (pdl), flags);
diff --git a/src/fns.c b/src/fns.c
index d55158e72f1..6573124a935 100644
--- a/src/fns.c
+++ b/src/fns.c
@@ -4914,13 +4914,7 @@ DEFUN ("secure-hash-algorithms", Fsecure_hash_algorithms,
        doc: /* Return a list of all the supported `secure_hash' algorithms. */)
   (void)
 {
-  return listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 6,
-                Qmd5,
-                Qsha1,
-                Qsha224,
-                Qsha256,
-                Qsha384,
-                Qsha512);
+  return list (Qmd5, Qsha1, Qsha224, Qsha256, Qsha384, Qsha512);
 }
 
 /* Extract data from a string or a buffer. SPEC is a list of
diff --git a/src/font.c b/src/font.c
index 4ca44942fde..9220fb1cd24 100644
--- a/src/font.c
+++ b/src/font.c
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ font_list_entities (struct frame *f, Lisp_Object spec)
           {
             Lisp_Object copy;
 
-            val = driver_list->driver->list (f, scratch_font_spec);
+            val = (driver_list->driver->list) (f, scratch_font_spec);
             /* We put zero_vector in the font-cache to indicate that
                no fonts matching SPEC were found on the system.
                Failure to have this indication in the font cache can
diff --git a/src/frame.c b/src/frame.c
index d1d6993e94b..c7108d6a902 100644
--- a/src/frame.c
+++ b/src/frame.c
@@ -163,10 +163,8 @@ frame_size_history_add (struct frame *f, Lisp_Object fun_symbol,
              Fcons (list4
                     (frame, fun_symbol,
                      ((width > 0)
-                      ? list4 (make_fixnum (FRAME_TEXT_WIDTH (f)),
-                               make_fixnum (FRAME_TEXT_HEIGHT (f)),
-                               make_fixnum (width),
-                               make_fixnum (height))
+                      ? list4i (FRAME_TEXT_WIDTH (f), FRAME_TEXT_HEIGHT (f),
+                                width, height)
                       : Qnil),
                      rest),
                     XCDR (frame_size_history)));
@@ -744,8 +742,8 @@ adjust_frame_size (struct frame *f, int new_width, int new_height, int inhibit,
 
   frame_size_history_add
     (f, Qadjust_frame_size_3, new_text_width, new_text_height,
-     list4 (make_fixnum (old_pixel_width), make_fixnum (old_pixel_height),
-            make_fixnum (new_pixel_width), make_fixnum (new_pixel_height)));
+     list4i (old_pixel_width, old_pixel_height,
+             new_pixel_width, new_pixel_height));
 
   /* Assign new sizes.  */
   FRAME_TEXT_WIDTH (f) = new_text_width;
diff --git a/src/gnutls.c b/src/gnutls.c
index 2951c8d074c..1afbb2bd4e5 100644
--- a/src/gnutls.c
+++ b/src/gnutls.c
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ The alist key is the cipher name. */)
       ptrdiff_t cipher_tag_size = gnutls_cipher_get_tag_size (gca);
 
       Lisp_Object cp
-        = listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 15, cipher_symbol,
+         = list (cipher_symbol,
                  QCcipher_id, make_fixnum (gca),
                  QCtype, Qgnutls_type_cipher,
                  QCcipher_aead_capable, cipher_tag_size == 0 ? Qnil : Qt,
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ name. */)
 # ifdef HAVE_GNUTLS_MAC_GET_NONCE_SIZE
       nonce_size = gnutls_mac_get_nonce_size (gma);
 # endif
-      Lisp_Object mp = listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 11, gma_symbol,
+      Lisp_Object mp =  list (gma_symbol,
                               QCmac_algorithm_id, make_fixnum (gma),
                               QCtype, Qgnutls_type_mac_algorithm,
 
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ method name. */)
       /* A symbol representing the GnuTLS digest algorithm.  */
       Lisp_Object gda_symbol = intern (gnutls_digest_get_name (gda));
 
-      Lisp_Object mp = listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 7, gda_symbol,
+      Lisp_Object mp  = list (gda_symbol,
                               QCdigest_algorithm_id, make_fixnum (gda),
                               QCtype, Qgnutls_type_digest_algorithm,
 
diff --git a/src/gtkutil.c b/src/gtkutil.c
index 75fc9ea5477..58e95a46796 100644
--- a/src/gtkutil.c
+++ b/src/gtkutil.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ xg_frame_set_char_size (struct frame *f, int width, int height)
     {
       frame_size_history_add
         (f, Qxg_frame_set_char_size_1, width, height,
-         list2 (make_fixnum (gheight), make_fixnum (totalheight)));
+         list2i (gheight, totalheight));
 
       gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
                          gwidth, totalheight);
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ xg_frame_set_char_size (struct frame *f, int width, int height)
     {
       frame_size_history_add
         (f, Qxg_frame_set_char_size_2, width, height,
-         list2 (make_fixnum (gwidth), make_fixnum (totalwidth)));
+         list2i (gwidth, totalwidth));
 
       gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
                          totalwidth, gheight);
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ xg_frame_set_char_size (struct frame *f, int width, int height)
     {
       frame_size_history_add
         (f, Qxg_frame_set_char_size_3, width, height,
-         list2 (make_fixnum (totalwidth), make_fixnum (totalheight)));
+         list2i (totalwidth, totalheight));
 
       gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW (FRAME_GTK_OUTER_WIDGET (f)),
                          totalwidth, totalheight);
@@ -4260,23 +4260,16 @@ xg_get_page_setup (void)
       eassume (false);
     }
 
-  return listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 7,
-                Fcons (Qorientation, orientation_symbol),
-#define MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP(f)  make_float (f (page_setup, GTK_UNIT_POINTS))
-                Fcons (Qwidth,
-                       MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_page_width)),
-                Fcons (Qheight,
-                       MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_page_height)),
-                Fcons (Qleft_margin,
-                       MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_left_margin)),
-                Fcons (Qright_margin,
-                       MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_right_margin)),
-                Fcons (Qtop_margin,
-                       MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_top_margin)),
-                Fcons (Qbottom_margin,
-                       MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_bottom_margin))
-#undef MAKE_FLOAT_PAGE_SETUP
-                );
+#define GETSETUP(f) make_float (f (page_setup, GTK_UNIT_POINTS))
+  return
+    list (Fcons (Qorientation, orientation_symbol),
+          Fcons (Qwidth, GETSETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_page_width)),
+          Fcons (Qheight, GETSETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_page_height)),
+          Fcons (Qleft_margin, GETSETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_left_margin)),
+          Fcons (Qright_margin, GETSETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_right_margin)),
+          Fcons (Qtop_margin, GETSETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_top_margin)),
+          Fcons (Qbottom_margin, GETSETUP (gtk_page_setup_get_bottom_margin)));
+#undef GETSETUP
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/keyboard.c b/src/keyboard.c
index 38074458373..1bde3a13ba5 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/keyboard.c
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ command_loop_1 (void)
           if (!NILP (Vquit_flag))
             {
               Vquit_flag = Qnil;
-              Vunread_command_events = list1 (make_fixnum (quit_char));
+              Vunread_command_events = list1i (quit_char);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/keymap.c b/src/keymap.c
index dda552ba471..2ac3d33460c 100644
--- a/src/keymap.c
+++ b/src/keymap.c
@@ -120,11 +120,7 @@ The optional arg STRING supplies a menu name for the keymap
 in case you use it as a menu with `x-popup-menu'.  */)
   (Lisp_Object string)
 {
-  Lisp_Object tail;
-  if (!NILP (string))
-    tail = list1 (string);
-  else
-    tail = Qnil;
+  Lisp_Object tail = !NILP (string) ? list1 (string) : Qnil;
   return Fcons (Qkeymap,
                 Fcons (Fmake_char_table (Qkeymap, Qnil), tail));
 }
@@ -3608,12 +3604,12 @@ 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 = listn (CONSTYPE_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 (" ")));
+  exclude_keys = pure_list
+    (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,
@@ -3669,16 +3665,12 @@ be preferred.  */);
   DEFSYM (Qmode_line, "mode-line");
 
   staticpro (&Vmouse_events);
-  Vmouse_events = listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 9,
-                         Qmenu_bar,
-                         Qtool_bar,
-                         Qheader_line,
-                         Qmode_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"));
+  Vmouse_events = pure_list (Qmenu_bar, Qtool_bar, Qheader_line, Qmode_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"));
 
   /* Keymap used for minibuffers when doing completion.  */
   /* Keymap used for minibuffers when doing completion and require a match.  */
diff --git a/src/kqueue.c b/src/kqueue.c
index 43e75cac310..48121bd663a 100644
--- a/src/kqueue.c
+++ b/src/kqueue.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ kqueue_generate_event (Lisp_Object watch_object, Lisp_Object actions,
     event.arg = list2 (Fcons (XCAR (watch_object),
                               Fcons (actions,
                                      NILP (file1)
-                                     ? Fcons (file, Qnil)
+                                     ? list1 (file)
                                      : list2 (file, file1))),
                        Fnth (make_fixnum (3), watch_object));
     kbd_buffer_store_event (&event);
diff --git a/src/lisp.h b/src/lisp.h
index 2a3eaf38122..4391e173741 100644
--- a/src/lisp.h
+++ b/src/lisp.h
@@ -3782,8 +3782,12 @@ 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 {CONSTYPE_HEAP, CONSTYPE_PURE};
-extern Lisp_Object listn (enum constype, ptrdiff_t, Lisp_Object, ...);
+extern Lisp_Object listn (ptrdiff_t, Lisp_Object, ...);
+extern Lisp_Object pure_listn (ptrdiff_t, Lisp_Object, ...);
+#define list(...) \
+  listn (ARRAYELTS (((Lisp_Object []) {__VA_ARGS__})), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define pure_list(...) \
+  pure_listn (ARRAYELTS (((Lisp_Object []) {__VA_ARGS__})), __VA_ARGS__)
 
 enum gc_root_type {
   GC_ROOT_STATICPRO,
@@ -3800,7 +3804,13 @@ struct gc_root_visitor {
 };
 extern void visit_static_gc_roots (struct gc_root_visitor visitor);
 
-/* Build a frequently used 2/3/4-integer lists.  */
+/* Build a frequently used 1/2/3/4-integer lists.  */
+
+INLINE Lisp_Object
+list1i (EMACS_INT x)
+{
+  return list1 (make_fixnum (x));
+}
 
 INLINE Lisp_Object
 list2i (EMACS_INT x, EMACS_INT y)
diff --git a/src/nsfns.m b/src/nsfns.m
index 60d62310bb0..ee7598a1c7e 100644
--- a/src/nsfns.m
+++ b/src/nsfns.m
@@ -2811,23 +2811,20 @@ frame_geometry (Lisp_Object frame, Lisp_Object attribute)
 
   /* Construct list.  */
   if (EQ (attribute, Qouter_edges))
-    return list4 (make_fixnum (f->left_pos), make_fixnum (f->top_pos),
-                  make_fixnum (f->left_pos + outer_width),
-                  make_fixnum (f->top_pos + outer_height));
+    return list4i (f->left_pos, f->top_pos,
+                   f->left_pos + outer_width,
+                   f->top_pos + outer_height);
   else if (EQ (attribute, Qnative_edges))
-    return list4 (make_fixnum (native_left), make_fixnum (native_top),
-                  make_fixnum (native_right), make_fixnum (native_bottom));
+    return list4i (native_left, native_top,
+                   native_right, native_bottom);
   else if (EQ (attribute, Qinner_edges))
-    return list4 (make_fixnum (native_left + internal_border_width),
-                  make_fixnum (native_top
-                               + tool_bar_height
-                               + internal_border_width),
-                  make_fixnum (native_right - internal_border_width),
-                  make_fixnum (native_bottom - internal_border_width));
+    return list4i (native_left + internal_border_width,
+                   native_top + tool_bar_height + internal_border_width,
+                   native_right - internal_border_width,
+                   native_bottom - internal_border_width);
   else
     return
-      listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 10,
-             Fcons (Qouter_position,
+       list (Fcons (Qouter_position,
                     Fcons (make_fixnum (f->left_pos),
                            make_fixnum (f->top_pos))),
              Fcons (Qouter_size,
diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index d0fe206d2e3..ccf8ecc4d26 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ append2 (Lisp_Object list, Lisp_Object item)
    Utility to append to a list
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 {
-  return CALLN (Fnconc, list, list1 (item));
+  return nconc2 (list, list (item));
 }
 
 
@@ -8284,7 +8284,7 @@ not_in_argv (NSString *arg)
 
       type_sym = Qurl;
 
-      strings = Fcons (build_string ([[url absoluteString] UTF8String]), Qnil);
+      strings = list1 (build_string ([[url absoluteString] UTF8String]));
     }
   else if ([type isEqualToString: NSStringPboardType]
            || [type isEqualToString: NSTabularTextPboardType])
@@ -8296,7 +8296,7 @@ not_in_argv (NSString *arg)
 
       type_sym = Qnil;
 
-      strings = Fcons (build_string ([data UTF8String]), Qnil);
+      strings = list1 (build_string ([data UTF8String]));
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/src/pdumper.c b/src/pdumper.c
index bba43370a14..dd272a0389d 100644
--- a/src/pdumper.c
+++ b/src/pdumper.c
@@ -5580,8 +5580,7 @@ Value is nil if this session was not started using a portable dump file.*/)
 
   dump_fn = Fexpand_file_name (dump_fn, Qnil);
 
-  return CALLN (Flist,
-                Fcons (Qdumped_with_pdumper, Qt),
+  return list3 (Fcons (Qdumped_with_pdumper, Qt),
                 Fcons (Qload_time, make_float (dump_private.load_time)),
                 Fcons (Qdump_file_name, dump_fn));
 }
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 17bc8d0c948..a1e0b0976ed 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -3402,18 +3402,17 @@ syms_of_search (void)
   DEFSYM (Qinvalid_regexp, "invalid-regexp");
 
   Fput (Qsearch_failed, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qsearch_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qsearch_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Qsearch_failed, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Search failed"));
 
   Fput (Quser_search_failed, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 4,
-               Quser_search_failed, Quser_error, Qsearch_failed, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Quser_search_failed, Quser_error, Qsearch_failed, Qerror));
   Fput (Quser_search_failed, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Search failed"));
 
   Fput (Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror));
   Fput (Qinvalid_regexp, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Invalid regexp"));
 
diff --git a/src/syntax.c b/src/syntax.c
index 32103c8657c..5c38e92026e 100644
--- a/src/syntax.c
+++ b/src/syntax.c
@@ -3719,7 +3719,7 @@ syms_of_syntax (void)
 
   DEFSYM (Qscan_error, "scan-error");
   Fput (Qscan_error, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qscan_error, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qscan_error, Qerror));
   Fput (Qscan_error, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Scan error"));
 
diff --git a/src/w32.c b/src/w32.c
index 197f6ddee2f..f3e88afd5bf 100644
--- a/src/w32.c
+++ b/src/w32.c
@@ -2982,8 +2982,7 @@ init_environment (char ** argv)
                 if (strcmp (env_vars[i].name, "HOME") == 0 && !appdata)
                   Vdelayed_warnings_list
                     = Fcons
-                    (listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 2,
-                            intern ("initialization"), build_string
+                    (list2 (intern ("initialization"), build_string
                             ("Use of `C:\\.emacs' without defining `HOME'\n"
                              "in the environment is deprecated, "
                              "see `Windows HOME' in the Emacs manual.")),
diff --git a/src/w32cygwinx.c b/src/w32cygwinx.c
index 086dcd15b43..3b994b16b3f 100644
--- a/src/w32cygwinx.c
+++ b/src/w32cygwinx.c
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ The following %-sequences are provided:
           remain = format_string ("%ld:%02ld", m / 60, m % 60);
         }
 
-      status = listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 8,
-                      Fcons (make_fixnum ('L'), line_status),
+      status =  list (Fcons (make_fixnum ('L'), line_status),
                       Fcons (make_fixnum ('B'), battery_status),
                       Fcons (make_fixnum ('b'), battery_status_symbol),
                       Fcons (make_fixnum ('p'), load_percentage),
diff --git a/src/w32fns.c b/src/w32fns.c
index 29d85c4826c..4a32d496350 100644
--- a/src/w32fns.c
+++ b/src/w32fns.c
@@ -8787,8 +8787,7 @@ and width values are in pixels.
     /* A single line menu bar.  */
     menu_bar_height = single_menu_bar_height;
 
-  return listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 10,
-                Fcons (Qouter_position,
+  return  list (Fcons (Qouter_position,
                        Fcons (make_fixnum (left), make_fixnum (top))),
                 Fcons (Qouter_size,
                        Fcons (make_fixnum (right - left),
@@ -10257,7 +10256,7 @@ syms_of_w32fns (void)
   DEFSYM (Qjson, "json");
 
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qundefined_color, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qundefined_color, Qerror));
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Undefined color"));
 
diff --git a/src/widget.c b/src/widget.c
index 9db33168a2a..c695bd5f305 100644
--- a/src/widget.c
+++ b/src/widget.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ set_frame_size (EmacsFrame ew)
 
   frame_size_history_add
     (f, Qset_frame_size, FRAME_TEXT_WIDTH (f), FRAME_TEXT_HEIGHT (f),
-     list2 (make_fixnum (ew->core.width), make_fixnum (ew->core.height)));
+     list2i (ew->core.width, ew->core.height));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index fe685d5ab09..642c77ba56e 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -2525,7 +2525,7 @@ window_list (void)
              have to reverse this list at the end.  */
           foreach_window (XFRAME (frame), add_window_to_list, &arglist);
           arglist = Fnreverse (arglist);
-          Vwindow_list = CALLN (Fnconc, Vwindow_list, arglist);
+          Vwindow_list = nconc2 (Vwindow_list, arglist);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 760c31c6768..d728e0f111c 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -32932,14 +32932,12 @@ and is used only on frames for which no explicit name has been set
 \(see `modify-frame-parameters').  */);
   Vicon_title_format
     = Vframe_title_format
-    = listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 3,
-             intern_c_string ("multiple-frames"),
-             build_pure_c_string ("%b"),
-             listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 4,
-                    empty_unibyte_string,
-                    intern_c_string ("invocation-name"),
-                    build_pure_c_string ("@"),
-                    intern_c_string ("system-name")));
+    = pure_list (intern_c_string ("multiple-frames"),
+                 build_pure_c_string ("%b"),
+                 pure_list (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.
diff --git a/src/xfaces.c b/src/xfaces.c
index e397f0b8a03..c6723ebe2c3 100644
--- a/src/xfaces.c
+++ b/src/xfaces.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ the WIDTH times as wide as FACE on FRAME.  */)
     /* We don't have to check fontsets.  */
     return fonts;
   Lisp_Object fontsets = list_fontsets (f, pattern, size);
-  return CALLN (Fnconc, fonts, fontsets);
+  return nconc2 (fonts, fontsets);
 }
 
 #endif /* HAVE_WINDOW_SYSTEM */
@@ -4254,12 +4254,8 @@ two lists of the form (RED GREEN BLUE) aforementioned. */)
     return make_fixnum (color_distance (&cdef1, &cdef2));
   else
     return call2 (metric,
-                  list3 (make_fixnum (cdef1.red),
-                         make_fixnum (cdef1.green),
-                         make_fixnum (cdef1.blue)),
-                  list3 (make_fixnum (cdef2.red),
-                         make_fixnum (cdef2.green),
-                         make_fixnum (cdef2.blue)));
+                  list3i (cdef1.red, cdef1.green, cdef1.blue),
+                  list3i (cdef2.red, cdef2.green, cdef2.blue));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/xfns.c b/src/xfns.c
index 9cea420a404..a627b7e19e6 100644
--- a/src/xfns.c
+++ b/src/xfns.c
@@ -5185,18 +5185,14 @@ frame_geometry (Lisp_Object frame, Lisp_Object attribute)
 
   /* Construct list.  */
   if (EQ (attribute, Qouter_edges))
-    return list4 (make_fixnum (outer_left), make_fixnum (outer_top),
-                  make_fixnum (outer_right), make_fixnum (outer_bottom));
+    return list4i (outer_left, outer_top, outer_right, outer_bottom);
   else if (EQ (attribute, Qnative_edges))
-    return list4 (make_fixnum (native_left), make_fixnum (native_top),
-                  make_fixnum (native_right), make_fixnum (native_bottom));
+    return list4i (native_left, native_top, native_right, native_bottom);
   else if (EQ (attribute, Qinner_edges))
-    return list4 (make_fixnum (inner_left), make_fixnum (inner_top),
-                  make_fixnum (inner_right), make_fixnum (inner_bottom));
+    return list4i (inner_left, inner_top, inner_right, inner_bottom);
   else
     return
-      listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 11,
-             Fcons (Qouter_position,
+       list (Fcons (Qouter_position,
                     Fcons (make_fixnum (outer_left),
                            make_fixnum (outer_top))),
              Fcons (Qouter_size,
@@ -7675,7 +7671,7 @@ syms_of_xfns (void)
 #endif
 
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_conditions,
-        listn (CONSTYPE_PURE, 2, Qundefined_color, Qerror));
+        pure_list (Qundefined_color, Qerror));
   Fput (Qundefined_color, Qerror_message,
         build_pure_c_string ("Undefined color"));
 
diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 453669f6e02..73a38de3719 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -11181,8 +11181,7 @@ x_set_window_size_1 (struct frame *f, bool change_gravity,
     {
       frame_size_history_add
         (f, Qx_set_window_size_1, width, height,
-         list2 (make_fixnum (old_height),
-                make_fixnum (pixelheight + FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f))));
+         list2i (old_height, pixelheight + FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f)));
 
       XResizeWindow (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f), FRAME_OUTER_WINDOW (f),
                      old_width, pixelheight + FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f));
@@ -11191,7 +11190,7 @@ x_set_window_size_1 (struct frame *f, bool change_gravity,
     {
       frame_size_history_add
         (f, Qx_set_window_size_2, width, height,
-         list2 (make_fixnum (old_width), make_fixnum (pixelwidth)));
+         list2i (old_width, pixelwidth));
 
       XResizeWindow (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f), FRAME_OUTER_WINDOW (f),
                      pixelwidth, old_height);
@@ -11201,10 +11200,10 @@ x_set_window_size_1 (struct frame *f, bool change_gravity,
     {
       frame_size_history_add
         (f, Qx_set_window_size_3, width, height,
-         list3 (make_fixnum (pixelwidth + FRAME_TOOLBAR_WIDTH (f)),
-                make_fixnum (pixelheight + FRAME_TOOLBAR_HEIGHT (f)
-                             + FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f)),
-                make_fixnum (FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f))));
+         list3i (pixelwidth + FRAME_TOOLBAR_WIDTH (f),
+                 (pixelheight + FRAME_TOOLBAR_HEIGHT (f)
+                  + FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f)),
+                 FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f)));
 
       XResizeWindow (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f), FRAME_OUTER_WINDOW (f),
                      pixelwidth, pixelheight + FRAME_MENUBAR_HEIGHT (f));
diff --git a/src/xwidget.c b/src/xwidget.c
index dcbccdf27c7..c56284928e3 100644
--- a/src/xwidget.c
+++ b/src/xwidget.c
@@ -831,8 +831,7 @@ Emacs allocated area accordingly.  */)
   CHECK_XWIDGET (xwidget);
   GtkRequisition requisition;
   gtk_widget_size_request (XXWIDGET (xwidget)->widget_osr, &requisition);
-  return list2 (make_fixnum (requisition.width),
-                make_fixnum (requisition.height));
+  return list2i (requisition.width, requisition.height);
 }
 
 DEFUN ("xwidgetp",