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> From: bojohan+news@dd.chalmers.se (Johan =?utf-8?Q?Bockg=C3=A5rd?=)
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:44:00 +0200
> 
> "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> 
> > I mispoke about macros. I really meant special forms. `functionp'
> > doesn't distinguish between functions and special forms, right?
> 
> FWIW, it used to include macros before Emacs 22. (I wonder why the
> current meaning was chosen.)

I recall that there was a long discussion about this on the developers
list when this change was made, you may wish to look it up.