I don't think you are right - it does compiles without it. After more thinking my guess is that eval is used to combine extend and reify in the same function. Let's see if somebody else could shed a light on this.
On Nov 18, 12:45 pm, Gary Trakhman <gary.trakh...@gmail.com> wrote: > My speculation is that the eval is required in the case that commons-logger > is not in the classpath. The code wouldn't compile without it. -- 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