[debbugs-tracker] bug#11782: closed (24.1; closure is not self-quoting)

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regarding 24.1; closure is not self-quoting
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> 24.1; closure is not self-quoting
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> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:47:02 +0100 (BST)
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> I am not exactly sure if this is a bug, a feature or something that is
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>     (funcall (eval (eval '(let ((var)) (lambda ())))))
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>     (funcall (eval (eval '(let ((lex-var)) (lambda ())) t)))
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> does not work.
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> Backtrace:
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>     Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function closure)
>       (closure ((lex-var) t) nil)
>       eval((closure ((lex-var) t) nil))
>       (funcall (eval (eval (quote (let ((lex-var)) (lambda nil))) t)))
>       eval((funcall (eval (eval (quote (let ((lex-var)) (lambda nil))) t))))
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> I am on GNU Emacs 24.1.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
> 2.24.10).
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>         Christopher
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> Re: bug#11782: 24.1; closure is not self-quoting
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> Wed, 29 May 2013 08:05:38 +0100 (BST)
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> Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
> >     In Emacs Lisp, such a list is valid as an expression--it evaluates
> >     to itself.
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> > Clearly this doc needs to be fixed since it confuses lambda
> > expressions and lambda values and while this conflation mostly worked
> > in dynamic binding, it does not work any more in the presence of
> > closures.  I just installed the patch below.
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> Thanks a lot!
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>         Christopher
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