The def special form seems to be a bit strange that way, in that (def sym thingy) seems to do two things: execute a (declare sym) at read or macroexpansion time, even when inside a function definition rather than at top level, and execute an (alter-var-root! sym (constantly thingy)) when actually reached by flow of control.
If you want runtime-only def behavior you need to either use the namespace object's intern methods via interop or use (eval `(def ~sym ~thingy)). -- Protege: What is this seething mass of parentheses?! Master: Your father's Lisp REPL. This is the language of a true hacker. Not as clumsy or random as C++; a language for a more civilized age. -- 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 Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
