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Subject: Re: [PATCH] * etc/NEWS: Document incompatibilities introduced by
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> Does 'make-record' verify that the symbol is defined as a
> record type?

No and I vehemently don't want it to, just like `fset` makes no attempt
to check whether it's safe or not.


        Stefan