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Subject: Re: Calling macro by name while defining another macro
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> From: John Shahid <jvshahid@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:35:02 -0400
> 
> 
> 1. define macro using `C-x ('
> 2. finish the macro `C-x )'
> 3. name the macro `some-macro' using `name-last-kbd-macro'
> 4. define another macro using `C-x ('
> 5. call `some-macro' using `M-x some-macro' (some-macro called once)
> 6. finish macro editing using `C-x )'
> 7. call the macro again using `C-x e' (effects of `some-macro' are
> applied twice)

I seem to be unable to reproduce this in Emacs 26.0.91.  Which version
of Emacs did you see this in?