From ... From: Erik Naggum Subject: Re: defmacro question Date: 2000/07/26 Message-ID: <3173634454726814@naggum.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 651195756 References: <8ll4hf$cbd$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3173614228918707@naggum.net> mail-copies-to: never Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@eunet.no X-Trace: oslo-nntp.eunet.no 964655410 15506 195.0.192.66 (26 Jul 2000 23:50:10 GMT) Organization: Naggum Software; vox: +47 8800 8879; fax: +47 8800 8601; http://naggum.no; http://naggum.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.0803 (Gnus v5.8.3) Emacs/20.7 Mime-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Jul 2000 23:50:10 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp * Rainer Joswig | One can use it that way - usually I use strings, because I don't | want to create arbitrary symbols in a package. You can limit the effect to compile-time with #.(symbol-name 'x). | For example I'll always write (in-package "FOO") and never | (in-package 'foo). I use (in-package :foo). | I also really *want* to specify the case-ness of a symbol. I have a cat, so I know that when she digs her very sharp claws into my chest or stomach it's really a sign of affection, but I don't see any reason for programming languages to show affection with pain. #:Erik -- If this is not what you expected, please alter your expectations.