begin quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 11:00:56AM -0800: > On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 01:48:23AM -0800, David Brown wrote: > > Having something like 'eval' allows you to get the same effect as could be > > done with self-modifying code, but with a lot more safety, since the > > compiler/interpreter is helping you. Macros won't help you modify the code > > that is running. > > I wonder if some of the confusion is due to various groups hijacking > the term "macros". We got Lisp macros, WordPerfect macros and CPP macros.
Um... A macro is basically just an abbreviation for a set of commands. I don't think much hijacking is going on -- it's just that different macro systems provide different capabilities. -- The more code you have in the system that modifies code The more often you need to get in to the debugging mode Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
