On 2016-01-18, at 14:54, Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> Does it mean that C-M-x is different than loading? > > Yes. > >> Or C-x C-e, for that matter? > > As well. > >> Is this covered by the manual? (If not, it might need correcting.) > > Not really. The basic idea is that macroexpansion can take place > *anytime* (tho, before the code is actually executed). If you care > about when expansion takes place you probably have a bug. Does that mean that it's possible that a function definition contains unexpanded macros? Does that mean that `symbol-function' will expand them? Does that mean that if I define a macro, then a function using that macro, and then change the definition of the macro, the behavior of the function is undefined? Sorry for so many questions, but I really want to understand this. (Also, when that happens, I might send a patch for the manual.) > Stefan Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Mickiewicz University
