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Re: Why isn't the string returned by symbol-name read-only?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Why isn't the string returned by symbol-name read-only? |
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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:08:26 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.91 (gnu/linux) |
> That returns in an error when you try to evaluate it. The object
> returned by (symbol-name 'car) must have some read-only bit set.
I don't know about "must" but I'd agree with "should".
It's not terribly important, tho, so any patch for it should better not
have any significant/noticeable impact.
Stefan "who's known for thinking that *all* strings should be
immutable"