Re: eval trouble

[Kevin Rodgers]

Drew Adams wrote:
> > Please, why the comma before sym -- quoted, no less:
> > > (put ',sym 'some 'value))))
>
> See the Emacs manual, node Backquote.
>
> Inside a backquote (`):
>  ,sym evaluates sym and uses that value.
>  ' then wraps that in (quote ...)
>
> So if the value of sym is hello,
> then ,sym gives hello and ',sym gives 'hello.

As does (quote ,sym)

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA