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Re: Strange incf behavior in Emacs 22. Intentional?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Strange incf behavior in Emacs 22. Intentional? |
Date: |
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:51:56 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
> A quoted list is evaluated to a cons cell at _compile_ time.
Actually, it's done at "read" time (aka "load" time). I.e. when you load
the .el or .elc file, or when you hit C-x C-e on the (defun ...).
> The contents of this cons cell can be changed with setcar (or, in this
> case, incf).
And I consider this as a bug, actually, but a known one that's a bit
difficult to fix satisfactorily.
Stefan