Re: ask for the value of several variables at once

[tomas]

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On Fri, Mar 09, 2018 at 10:18:32AM +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> > This is how far I got - next step to make it
> > work with a list of vars...
> >
> >     (defmacro echo-var (var)
> >       `(list ,(symbol-name var) ,var) )
> >     ;; (echo-var fill-column) ; ("fill-column" 47)
> 
> BTW in general, what is the easiest way to just
> prevent a function or arbitrary "in-out data
> processing unit" to *not* evaluate the
> arguments and then if/when need be do that
> manually in the body?

In "classical" Lisps the functions always evaluate their args.
The "other" way is what macros are for (or special forms).

Cheers
- -- t
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