From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Shann Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: What does #-3# mean? Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:03:22 +0100 Message-ID: <1282579402.2957.6.camel@debianrts.home> Reply-To: richard.shann@virgin.net NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1282579641 17676 80.91.229.12 (23 Aug 2010 16:07:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:07:21 +0000 (UTC) To: guile-user@gnu.org Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 23 18:07:20 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-user@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OnZYI-0001Sn-0D for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:07:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39487 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OnZY8-0001RZ-9m for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:07:04 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51165 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OnZXw-0001OO-41 for guile-user@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:06:57 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OnZXp-0000nt-KH for guile-user@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:06:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.48]:26855) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OnZXp-0000nX-9i for guile-user@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:06:45 -0400 Original-Received: from know-smtpout-4.server.virginmedia.net ([62.254.123.1]) by mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20100823160644.DSZW3192.mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@know-smtpout-4.server.virginmedia.net> for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:06:44 +0100 Original-Received: from [87.112.156.223] (helo=[192.168.2.3]) by know-smtpout-4.server.virginmedia.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OnZXn-0007Wm-Ms for guile-user@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:06:43 +0100 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=3ENABmdyEd/Fm7fR7+mZIuMDn6+IErAeEhlfWBImZFk= c=1 sm=0 a=tOnwS5-cS8YA:10 a=HYIVejGxY9yrU0EvNHcA:9 a=qixWXoS7l7BQuuceYkbs-J7R4WkA:4 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:8094 Archived-At: I am displaying a structure that seems to be circular, and it shows (x_LIST . #-3#) x_LIST is my own symbol but what is the meaning of the other member of the pair? And how does one track it down this notation in the guile manual? I am sure I came across this before, but cannot locate it in the manual (again?) Richard Shann