Re: What is the difference between defsubst and defun ?

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Fren Zeee <frenzeee@gmail.com> writes:

> On Dec 4, 1:19 pm, "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <p...@informatimago.com>
> wrote:
>> Fren Zeee <frenz...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > This is a newbie question.
>>
>> > [Q] In emacs, What is the difference between defsubst and defun ?
>>
>> > I have searched and looked at the documentation but not satisfactory
>> > answer.
>>
>> > defsubst is a Lisp macro in `byte-run'.
>> > (defsubst NAME ARGLIST &rest BODY)
>> > Define an inline function.  The syntax is just like that of `defun'.
>>
>> > defun is a special form.
>> > (defun NAME ARGLIST [DOCSTRING] BODY...)
>>
>> > Define NAME as a function.
>> > The definition is (lambda ARGLIST [DOCSTRING] BODY...).
>> > See also the function `interactive'.
>>
>> > *** What are the key attributes of the inline function in general in
>> > lisp and in particular in CL and elisp ? ***
>>
>> (set-difference '(Define an inline function) '(Define NAME as a function))
>> --> (inline an)
>>
>> So, I guess the difference is an inline.
>>
>
> But what does it mean in operational terms ?
>
> How is it being represented differently at a lower layer ?
>
> How is it acting differently and treated differently by the
> interpreter ?
>
> Its obvious that there IS A difference of name and behaviour is
> indicated ?
>
> What is that difference semantically and operationally ?


Why should we answer to trivial questions that are better answered by
google or wikipedia?



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