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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: Defining  functions on the fly
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> i'm probably misunderstanding you, but does:
>    (defun (intern (concat "current-prefix-" foo) ...
> do what you need?

(defalias (intern (concat "current-prefix-" foo) ...) ...) can work, but
not with defun.  In any case, some concrete example of what he needs to
do would go a long way.


        Stefan