Ken Tilton  <kentilton@gmail.com> wrote:
+---------------
| Kalle Olavi Niemitalo wrote:
| > Ken Tilton <kentilton@gmail.com> writes:
| >>   when (getf ....)
| >>   collect (cons (first slot-def) it) ;; "it" = obscure loop trick
| > 
| > IT works only immediately after another loop keyword; not when
| > shielded from sight by parentheses.
| 
| Worked for me, but what you say makes sense. Might be an implementation 
| thing. Thx.
+---------------

Maybe another one of those CLtL2 thingies...? The CLHS is
pretty explicit about IT being usable in only two places:

    6.1.6 Conditional Execution Clauses
    ...
    The loop keyword IT can be used to refer to the result of the
    test expression in a clause. Use the loop keyword IT in place
    of the form in a RETURN clause or an accumulation clause that
    is inside a conditional execution clause.

An even further restriction:

    If multiple clauses are connected with AND, the IT construct
    must be in the first clause in the block.


-Rob

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