On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Alex Baranosky < alexander.barano...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Function values can't be read by the reader. I'm not sure how any > versions of this code work. > > It is true that a function value can not be printed and then read back in, but I don't think that's relevant here. The macro transforms one in-memory list into another in-memory list structure. This doesn't involve the reader. > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Marko Topolnik <marko.topol...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> On Monday, December 17, 2012 9:28:20 AM UTC+1, bsmith.occs wrote: >> >>> Your macro: >>> >>> *(*~greeter user-name#*)* >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> Is producing a list of a function or closure followed by a symbol. The >>> first element of the list your macro builds must instead be an expression >>> that can be evaluated to a function. (For example a symbol naming a >>> function or an (fn [] ...) expression.) >>> >> >> This doesn't help to explain how come it fails only for closures. Does it >> mean that, when it works, it works by accident? >> >> -Marko >> > Yes, I would *guess* that it works "by accident". -- 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
