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From: Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
Subject: Re: Error: Symbol's value as variable is void
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:00:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7ewtrvff90.fsf@ada2.unipv.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.227.1111777231.28103.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

> when is it good to use `eval-when-compile'?

when you want to evaluate something at compilation time.

if this is not completely clear to you, probably it is
best to drop its use and come back to it later (if ever).

this kind of solution hints that the problem is of the
family of problems relating to premature optimization.
those kinds of problems are interesting in their own
right, of course.  no easier way to make a mess than
to insist on phase separation...

thi

       reply	other threads:[~2005-03-26  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.227.1111777231.28103.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-03-26  0:00 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen [this message]
2005-03-26  2:48   ` Error: Symbol's value as variable is void Joe Corneli
     [not found]   ` <mailman.255.1111806378.28103.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-03-27  0:12     ` Stefan Monnier
2005-03-27  0:45       ` Joe Corneli
2005-03-28 20:18 ` Kevin Rodgers
2005-03-25 18:28 Joe Corneli
2005-03-25 19:26 ` Denis Bueno

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