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Proposed change to SPECIAL: quick poll
- To: Scott E. Fahlman <Fahlman at CMU-CS-C>
- Subject: Proposed change to SPECIAL: quick poll
- From: MOON at SCRC-TENEX
- Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1983 20:12:00 -0000
- Cc: common-lisp%SU-AI at usc-ecl
- In-reply-to: The message of Fri 8 Apr 1983 01:33 EST from Scott E. Fahlman <Fahlman@CMU-CS-C>
- Mail-from: ARPANET site SU-AI rcvd at 8-Apr-83 1330-PST
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1983 01:33 EST
From: Scott E. Fahlman <Fahlman@CMU-CS-C>
I guess I read the manual differently than Moon on one point: I don't
see the business about allowing SPECIAL declarations at the start of forms
that do not bind the variable in question. If it is really necessary to
use the special value of a symbol that is not globally special, there is
always SYMBOL-VALUE.
The example at the bottom of page 103 looks rather explicit to me.
This letter is not a reply to anything else in your letter; that will come
later. Have to put my thinking cap on.