For what it's worth SBCL has this same behavior (although I don't like it).
On Dec 4, 2008, at 5:45 AM, Konrad Hinsen wrote: > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 10:50, Meikel Brandmeyer wrote: > >> On 4 Dez., 10:08, Konrad Hinsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> user=> a' >>> 2 >>> user=> a >>> a >> >> a' is parsed as: >> a => symbol => evaluate => 2 => print prompt >> ' => reader macro => wait for more >> >> Then you type the second a and it goes on: >> a => translate 'a => (quote a) => a => print prompt >> >> So reader is actually in "quote mode" when, you type >> the second a. It sees the conversation like this > > Ahhhh..... Apparently there doesn't have to be whitespace before the > quote, and there can be any amount after it. Not what I expected, but > that's fine. > > Thanks, > Konrad. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
