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constructor function vs constructor macro
- To: Masinter.pa@XEROX.ARPA
- Subject: constructor function vs constructor macro
- From: "Scott E. Fahlman" <Fahlman@CMU-CS-C.ARPA>
- Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1985 01:55:00 -0000
- Cc: common-lisp@SU-AI.ARPA
- In-reply-to: Msg of 2 Sep 1985 21:17-EDT from Masinter.pa at Xerox.ARPA
- Sender: FAHLMAN@CMU-CS-C.ARPA
Yes, I think that section 19.3 makes very clear that the constructor
created by a defstruct is a function. There's certainly nothing about
the syntax described there that suggests that the constructor should be
a macro. Looks to me like the use of the word "macro" on page 357 is
wrong.
-- Scott