On 2 February 2010 17:36, Michael Wood <esiot...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2 February 2010 17:05, Stuart Sierra <the.stuart.sie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Feb 2, 2:46 am, ataggart <alex.tagg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On a related note, it is my sincere hope that we get a version of >>> require and use which no longer require (ha!) the use of quoted >>> parens. >> >> Absolutely not! Having 'require' as an ordinary function (not a >> macro) is important for code-generating code. > > That's not the only way to get rid of the quote, though. > > Have a look at ataggart's recent post about :use, :require, etc.: > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_thread/thread/6fb6a2fc0d9b3957/1f09903346c3fd4a?q=#1f09903346c3fd4a > > Compare: > > user=> (ns foo.bar > (:require [clojure.contrib [duck-streams :only [reader writer]]])) > nil > foo.bar=> > > or: > > (ns foo.bar > [:require [clojure.contrib [duck-streams :only [reader writer]]]]) > > with: > > user=> (require [clojure.contrib [duck-streams :only [reader writer]]]) > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: clojure.contrib (NO_SOURCE_FILE:1)
Damn. Never mind. I just realised that you still need the quote because clojure.contrib, duck-stream, etc. are not valid otherwise. I wish I'd realised that just before posting rather than just after :) -- Michael Wood <esiot...@gmail.com> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
