Re: spec 3.1.2.1.2 and the lambda exception

From: Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk (qrczak_at_knm.org.pl)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:43:33 +0200

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:31:51 +0200, Pascal Bourguignon wrote:

> Note however that you can still play some tricks:
>
> CL-USER> (defun make-adder (x) `(lambda (y) (+ ,x y)))
> MAKE-ADDER
> CL-USER> (#.(make-adder 1) 1)
> 2
>
> Of course, the adder will be created at read time instead of run time.

Its source will be created at read time, but the actual function object
will be created at runtime. If you want to use a closure created at read
time, it must be applied using something like funcall. 

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