16 Dec
2003
16 Dec
'03
1:34 a.m.
Helmut Eller e9626484@stud3.tuwien.ac.at writes:
We should shadow as few variables as possible, especially in important commands like eval-defun and eval-last-expression. I think *load-{true,path}name* are used relatively rarely and only in code that is supposed to be executed at load time. Binding these variables in eval commands doesn't feel right to me. Setting *compile-file-pathname* even more so. The inconvenience of using slime-load-file in these situations is IMO justified.
The important question is "When would binding these variables *harm* anyone?".
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Rahul Jain
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Professional Software Developer, Amateur Quantum Mechanicist