Achim Gratz <strom...@nexgo.de> writes: > Achim Gratz writes: >> Florian Beck writes: >>> I don't think so. The string evaluates to itself or am I missing >>> something? >> >> If it would fall under "SELFQUOTING" then yes (but I really don't >> understand what the doc string is trying to tell me there and what would >> be used for comparison). > > I've looked at this again and I still don't understand the docstring. > I've confirmed that the bytecompiler produces not only a warning during > compilation, but the compiled code won't work,
I cannot reproduce this. The code works for me and byte compiling doesn't generate any warning. GNU Emacs 24.3.50.7 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.6.0) of 2013-01-28 on flo-laptop > so despite indications to > the contrary the backquotes are indeed necessary. This means that > either the docstring fails to clearly indicate the necessity of using > the backquotes on string constants or the bytecompiler fails to compile > legal code: I'd suggest you take this example to emacs-bugs and see what > the devs have to say. > > > Regards, > Achim. -- Florian Beck
