From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Linas Vepstas Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: Re: A variable that holds a string which may be the name of a variable. Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:23:47 -0600 Message-ID: <3ae3aa420912030923l146d7d07j9a838fc90fae491e@mail.gmail.com> References: <1259781727.3060.16.camel@debianrts.home> <87skbt81df.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net> Reply-To: linasvepstas@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1259862538 18578 80.91.229.12 (3 Dec 2009 17:48:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:48:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: guile-user@gnu.org, richard.shann@virgin.net To: Neil Jerram Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 03 18:48:50 2009 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 4.50) id 1NGFnE-0008Vo-2M for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:48:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48543 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NGFnD-0007YH-SE for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:48:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NGFPH-0004km-1L for guile-user@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:23:55 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NGFPB-0004gS-Q0 for guile-user@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:23:54 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54299 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NGFPB-0004gF-J6 for guile-user@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:23:49 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-gx0-f224.google.com ([209.85.217.224]:51091) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NGFPB-0004vo-6V for guile-user@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:23:49 -0500 Original-Received: by gxk24 with SMTP id 24so735088gxk.6 for ; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:23:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ck4gbCuXhtwew/TxNff2zqq0XvNjy61fhzcfGXSzUy4=; b=fEtVt7N3sTYtXGNCHFCKxLVlz77KQaAZ7/GnDKCc4NGw5WzdCFSr9GBfNGFHGUtxQz 3q1c2OWEL44ovSOqqyXdsBbPbGr1kNjIHxpV3BssMbTAynd40GOkCyRkCqzkeNdoU8gE W2I1EkqN2zqGGtqcPxdrOkpqm3IGMciVT1YbI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=ry4s/Q929iLeIRvTJ/BYYf7fn5s6dXjwsE8SXUgwYQ2Pn/mGBvud/+QeKGH706DNVa 0FngOStIufTUZhACTYlSL2HcPtvClPJkydut9X07n3Kxx3BciCWRcz7onkO83xphQq6t Fx6Qt/Ys4PTPCECrHVM1zcxV4VJqKwIIDHImI= Original-Received: by 10.101.180.19 with SMTP id h19mr2343386anp.137.1259861027743; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:23:47 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87skbt81df.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:7516 Archived-At: 2009/12/2 Neil Jerram : Neil, For my own edification -- is tehre any difference between > =C2=A0(let ((sym (with-input-from-string mything read))) and (let ((sym (string->symbol mything))) ? --linas