Re: Why is defun not executed during load-file?

[Michael Heerdegen]

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

> I am fine to generate functions without macros, just tell me how. I
> need names of functions dynamically generated.

I think you can use `defalias', a simple function.  That would require
to use lexical binding so that variables like `prompt' can get captured
in a closure.  That would look like this:

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;;;; Your first file line   -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
;; [...]
(defun hyperscope-generate-the-add-function-by-hyperdocument-type (type-name id 
function-name)
  (defalias function-name
    (lambda ()
      (interactive)
      (let* ((parent (hyperscope-select-set))
             (prompt (format "New `%s' hyperdocument name: " type-name))
             (name (read-from-minibuffer prompt)))
        (hlink-add-generic name "" id parent nil)))
    ;; Docstring gets an argument of `defalias':
    (format "Add new `%s' hyperdocument to Hyperscope." type-name)))
#+end_src


Michael.