On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Edi Weitz <edi@agharta.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>

>> Oh, I see. Is this a special circumstance of the macro then, or are
>> symbols bound to strings and actual strings not interchangeable in
>> Lisp?
>

> See my previous reply.
>
> There's nothing specific about Lisp here. The concept you'll want to
> look up is "literal".
>

Ok, I think I have a general understanding. I have to spend some more
time on macros and the distinction between run-time and compile time.

Thanks for your help,

Tyler

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