Re: sending function arguments to recursive function calls

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>   (make-scale-adjuster 42)
>   --> #[nil "\301\302\b!!\207" [inc text-scale-adjust abs] 3 nil nil]
>   (make-scale-adjuster 33)
>   --> #[nil "\301\302\b!!\207" [inc text-scale-adjust abs] 3 nil nil]
>   (eq (make-scale-adjuster 42)
>       (make-scale-adjuster 33)) 
--> t

> Here when compiling the function the closure inside is compiled at the
> same time, and when calling the compiled function, the same closed
> function is returned.  (It is a little strange that they're eq, since

They're `eq' because you compiled them in dynamic-binding mode
(i.e. they won't work).

> A good trick is to wrap all your special^W dynamic variables in stars:
>     (defvar *dynamic-variable* 'dyn)

That's the Common-Lisp convention, but Elisp uses another convention,
which is to add a "package prefix" such as `mypackage-myvar'.


        Stefan