Re: More info on my question

[Neil Jerram]

>>>>> "tomas" == tomas  <address@hidden> writes:

    tomas> On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 07:15:35PM -0600, Robert A. Uhl
    tomas> wrote:
    >> I'm sorry--I should have stated that I am using code in the
    >> form of:
    >> 
    >> SCM owner_obj = SCM_CAR(owners_list);
    >> 
    >> The resulting owner_obj is the symbol whose value I cannot
    >> dereference.  owners_list was passed to my function by guile;
    >> it should be the '(planet) term in (trav-mapobject-set-owner
    >> star '(planet))
    >> 

    tomas> Hmmm. It looks as if you are passing the symbols. Thus you
    tomas> get the symbols. Try not quoting the list, i.e. say for
    tomas> example

    tomas>   (trav-mapobject-set-owner (list planet asteroid))

    tomas> instead of

    tomas>   (trav-mapobject-set-owner '(planet asteroid))

You can also use quasi-quoting and unquoting to get the same effect:

(trav-mapobject-set-owner `(,planet ,asteroid))

        Neil