I don't know what to tell you... basically it should be something like this (working on your first example, since I i don't wanna break my brain trying to understand the second one xD)
(defmacro def-plus-doc [name doc & syms] (let [zdoc (eval doc) _ (assert (string? zdoc) (str "must be string, you passed " doc)) ] `(def ~(with-meta name (assoc (meta name) :doc zdoc)) ~@syms) ) ) => (def-plus-doc a (str "assa" "def") "b") #'util.funxions/a => (doc a) ------------------------- util.funxions/a assadef nil => (meta #'a) {:ns #<Namespace util.funxions>, :name a, :column 1, :doc "assadef", :line 1, :file "NO_SOURCE_PATH"} => (def-plus-doc a "abcd" "b") #'util.funxions/a => (meta #'a) {:ns #<Namespace util.funxions>, :name a, :column 1, :doc "abcd", :line 1, :file "NO_SOURCE_PATH"} => (def-plus-doc a 2 "b") AssertionError Assert failed: must be string, you passed 2 (string? zdoc) util.funxions/def-plus-doc (NO_SOURCE_FILE:3) On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Jim - FooBar(); <jimpil1...@gmail.com>wrote: > I tried with eval, tried the let inside and outside the syntax-quote - > I've tried everything! This is so frustrating! > > Jim > > > > On 24/02/13 18:24, AtKaaZ wrote: > > ds# inside the def is inside a ~() which means it's expected to exist > outside of the ` > like: > (defmacro ... > (let [ds# "something] > `(def ~(... ds# ) .... > )) > > maybe try the let block be outside of the ` ? but that means you probably > need to use eval > > It's funny I tried the same thing like you like 1 day ago here: > https://github.com/DeMLinkS/demlinks/commit/85219208007fff6e7a11fb579d7125c73a6dc597 > by trying to put the let inside the ` but failed > > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Jim - FooBar(); <jimpil1...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I cannot figure out for the life of me how to pass in an optional >> doc-string into a 'defsomething' macro and have it to work. If I hard-code >> it then it works just fine... >> >> (defmacro def-plus-doc [name & syms] >> `(def ~(with-meta name (assoc (meta name) :doc "HI!")) ~@syms)) ;;this >> will work just fine >> >> (defmacro def-plus-doc [name & syms] ;;slightly augmented to detect >> doc-string >> `(let [[doc# & syms# :as all#] (vector ~@syms) >> cs# (if (string? doc#) [syms# true] [all# false]) >> ds# (if (second cs#) doc# "This workflow has not been >> documented...")] >> (def ~(with-meta name (assoc (meta name) :doc ds#)) ~@syms))) >> >> ;;fails with CompilerException java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to >> resolve symbol: ds# in this context, compiling:(NO_SOURCE_PATH:5:26) >> >> why is it so hard? I've been trying for almost 3 hours!!!! nothing seems >> to work... :( >> >> Jim >> >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > -- > Please correct me if I'm wrong or incomplete, > even if you think I'll subconsciously hate 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Please correct me if I'm wrong or incomplete, even if you think I'll subconsciously hate it. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. 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