Now that I've slept, maybe I'll understand. Can we try again Stefan Monnier wrote: > > If symbols created by let refer to an abstract concept then you're > > `let' does not create symbols. >
Ok, semantic error. From the point of view of a program the symbol is being created and destroyed but actually it must just be getting interned and uninterned. I don't know of a way to tell the difference but I can't think of a reason I'd need to know other than to use the correct term here. So if I conceed it isn't being `created' and you replace my erroneous use of create with intern does it make any difference? If not, what explains this? (defun test () (let (foo) (put 'foo 'hold "this ") (symbol-plist 'foo))) => test (unintern "foo") => t (symbol-plist 'foo) => nil (test) => (hold "this ") (symbol-plist 'foo) => nil The lifetime of the plist is obviously limited. _______________________________________________ Help-gnu-emacs mailing list Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs