Hi all,
I'm new to the language and to the REPL environment.
When I'm using Slime, and use C-c C-k to compile-and-load a file which contains constant definitions, Slime sometimes complains about constant redefinition. On the other hand, when I use C-c M-k to just compile the file, Slime sometimes just ignores the change in the file. I'm not quite sure if the latter phenomenon is just coincidence or it is so designated.
It makes me quite confused about the concept of compilation and loading. Does the compilation of a file makes the definitions inside the file accessible in the REPL? Or do I have to load the file? If compilation is enough, then what's the loading for? If load is mandatory, then why does compiling the defun makes the function accessible?
Thanks, E'Chao