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Robert L. wrote:

> (defun syms-status (&rest sym-list)
>   (mapcar (lambda (s) (list s (symbol-value s))) sym-list))
>
> (defmacro vars-status (&rest sym-list)
>   `(quote ,(apply #'syms-status sym-list)))

OK, backtick, quote, apply - plain and simple!

Didn't think of that :)

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