From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Replacement for Common Lisp's GENSYM in Emacs Lisp
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:10:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vdd9zb14.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.2359.1267888813.14305.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> writes:
> In Common Lisp GENSYM function generates unique symbol names. It seems
> that Emacs Lisp does not have similar function (unless with CL
> extension). In plain Emacs Lisp code and macros, what would you
> suggest as a replacement for GENSYM? Just some very unlikely names?
Uninterned symbols created with make-symbol work just fine for most
purposes. Only rare applications need unique print names and/or symbols
accessed by name.
--
David Kastrup
next parent reply other threads:[~2010-03-06 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <mailman.2359.1267888813.14305.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-03-06 16:10 ` David Kastrup [this message]
2010-03-06 16:35 ` Replacement for Common Lisp's GENSYM in Emacs Lisp Teemu Likonen
2010-03-07 7:07 ` Tim X
2010-03-07 19:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-03-07 22:07 ` Helmut Eller
2010-03-08 4:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-03-08 7:01 ` Helmut Eller
2010-03-09 2:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-03-06 15:19 Teemu Likonen
2010-03-07 5:48 ` tomas
2010-03-07 6:13 ` Teemu Likonen
[not found] ` <mailman.2390.1267942438.14305.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-03-11 22:48 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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