Subject: Re: Idiot's guide to special variables take 2 From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no> Date: 19 Nov 2002 06:31:36 +0000 Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3246676296502193@naggum.no> * Kenny Tilton | (defun interpret-this (some-code) | (let ((a 1) (b 2) (c :whatever)) | (eval some-code))) | | I am no expert on eval or anything else for that matter, but when I look | at the above, I would be appalled if the evaluation of some-code were | affected by the lexical bindings of a, b, and c. Do not forget `some-code´ in this list. Your example is instructive for quite another reason. Do those who think that `eval´ should "work" in the lexical environment of the caller, also think this should hold for calls to `interpret-this´? If not, why not? -- Erik Naggum, Oslo, Norway Act from reason, and failure makes you rethink and study harder. Act from faith, and failure makes you blame someone and push harder.