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Re: Compilation in Standard LISP
- To: Griss at UTAH-20 (Martin.Griss)
- Subject: Re: Compilation in Standard LISP
- From: Deutsch at PARC-MAXC
- Date: Mon ,2 Feb 81 16:11:00 EDT
- Cc: lisp-forum at MIT-MC
Interlisp currently has the ability for users to define "macros" that
call internal parts of the compiler directly. This has turned out to
be a TERRIBLE idea -- it depends on all kinds of fragile, wizardly
knowledge about the compilation environment, and its value is just
about nil now that the compiler does a few more things built-in. If I
had my druthers I'd take this "feature" out and replace it with
Maclisp/LMLisp-style source transformation.