Andy Wingo <wi...@pobox.com> writes:

> On Mon 30 Jan 2012 07:39, Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> writes:
>
>> One idea is to change 'error' into a macro, and use tricks similar to
>> what 'load' does, to cleverly makes it look like a procedure.
>
> Unfortunately this is an incompatible change.  Existing compiled files
> which reference the "error" binding expect it to be a procedure, not a
> macro.

Ah, good point.  Damn.

> To provide this source information, a technique like this one might be
> applicable: 
>
>   http://funcall.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-knew-id-say-something-part-iv.html

Thanks for the pointer, that sounds like a great strategy!

     Mark

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