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From: David Hansen <david.hansen@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: Simple elisp problem with equal
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:54:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pswhavj8.fsf@robotron.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.3114.1114558674.2895.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:35:42 -0700 (PDT) exits funnel wrote:

> I want this:
>
> (equal system-type "gnu/linux")
>
> to evaluate to true but instead it evaluates to nil.
> C-h v system-type indicates its value is "gnu/linux".

`system-type' is a symbol not a string.

(equal system-type 'gnu/linux)

evals to t here.

David

       reply	other threads:[~2005-04-27  0:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.3114.1114558674.2895.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-04-27  0:54 ` David Hansen [this message]
2005-04-27  1:00 ` Simple elisp problem with equal Thien-Thi Nguyen
     [not found] <mailman.3210.1114627946.2895.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-04-27 19:05 ` David Kastrup
2005-04-27 18:47 exits funnel
2005-04-27 18:59 ` Peter Dyballa
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-04-26 23:35 exits funnel
2005-04-27  8:03 ` Ismael Valladolid Torres
2005-04-27  8:28 ` Peter Dyballa

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