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Re: Working with constansts
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Barry Margolin |
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Re: Working with constansts |
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Mon, 11 May 2009 21:31:58 -0400 |
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In article <mailman.6988.1242036217.31690.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> wrote:
> () Richard Riley <rileyrgdev@googlemail.com>
> () Sun, 10 May 2009 18:20:54 +0200
>
> Why is it called a constant if its not enforced?
>
> Who calls it constant? Does Emacs call it constant?
>From C-h f defconst: "Define symbol as a constant variable."
Of course, "constant variable" is a notorious oxymoron.
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