(prog . '((+ 1 2 3) (+ 4 5 6))) returns the expected value, 15, while
(apply 'prog '((+ 1 2 3) (+ 4 5 6))) fails with "Address boundary error".
Why is this so? I would have expected both to behave the same, and they do
if I use a more benign function like '+
(+ . (1 2 3)) -> 6
(apply '+ (1 2 3))
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:49:57PM -0500, polifemo wrote:
> (prog . '((+ 1 2 3) (+ 4 5 6))) returns the expected value, 15, while
> (apply 'prog '((+ 1 2 3) (+ 4 5 6))) fails with "Address boundary error".
'apply' can be used only with functions evaluating their arguments (EXPRs or
SUBRs). It take
