using make-symbol

[george@hsvaic.boeing.com (George Williams)]

In reply to dmg@goldilocks.LCS.MIT.EDU

> Nit Elaboration:
> 
> '#:foobar   is shorthand for    (make-symbol "FOOBAR")
> 
> I find it looks much nicer:
> 
> 	(let ((foo '#:foo))
> 	  `(let ((,foo ,form))
> 	     ...))

Is this standard?  Sounds like a nice feature, but it doesn't work in
Franz Allegro CL (I don't have MACL handy at the moment).

George Williams
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