Re: Canonical Way to Mask SETF?

Marco Gidde <marco.gidde@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> > By this I assume that the variable X (in the first case) or the location
> > (CDR X) in the second case is the "place" that must "always be both read
> > and written", and that the list that is taken from that place is the
> > "particular list that is the property list in question" which is
> > "not necessarily [what is read or written]".
>
> This is true for the setf expansion of getf, but not necessarily for
> menu-title. From
> http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/m_defset.htm :

Ah. I had a feeling someone was going to dredge up something like this,
but it was late and I was too tired to look.

(It's a pity, though, because I agree it makes it more confusing.)
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