Subject: Re: Arrays and LET
From: rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:29:13 -0600
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Message-ID: <ga6dnYS0WMHkJy7eRVn-qw@speakeasy.net>
micromoog <micromoog@gmail.com> wrote:
+---------------
| Rob Warnock wrote:
| > Clearly, the two functions are sharing the same '(0)!!
| > Since modifying a constant [as above] is "undefined" behavior,
| > worse things could happen. YMMV...
| 
| Wow, that is truly weird.  I think I'd better stay away from
| modifying constants for now :)
+---------------

Please, not just "for now" -- forever!  Remember, "undefined behavior"
means *anything* can happen: a core-dump, a locked-up system, deleting
all your files ("rm -rf /"), launching thermonuclear weapons, etc.

-Rob

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