Re: [Sbcl-help] new backquote behaviour - how would this affect simple macros, etc.?

[Jacek P. <rub...@go...>]

https://github.com/thephoeron/let-over-lambda/commit/21830cd4ec059782a4321e11b36effe61dc3cdf7

That commit give you some clues.

Jacek

On 20/08/14 01:34, Donald Winiecki wrote:
> With apologies for what is surely a naive question/issue I would like 
> to access wisdom of the group about the recent discussion over 
> backquote and how it has `broken things`.
>
> I am at best a cautiously-competent novice with Lisp and have been 
> using SBCL as the primary development language for projects. At 
> current I am using the version of SBCL that comes with Ubuntu 14.4 
> (1.1.14.debian).
>
> I have gone back to read the relevant SBCL-devel discussion in April 
> under the thread title "pprinter regression", but have to admit that 
> I'm not confidently able to make sense of it all. Part of this comes 
> from not having a good handle on the implications of the backquote 
> through all of its applications and indication posted  elsewhere that 
> the new backquote behaviour could affect many examples given in 
> Graham's `On Lisp`.
>
> So enough of the lead-in:
>
> In my code I have several macros and uses of backquote outside of 
> macros. I don't make much use of prettyprinting but am mostly 
> concerned that my macros and other uses of backquote will keep working 
> as they have previously.
>
> Short of upgrading to SBCL 1.2.2 and trying it out, is there a way I 
> can determine if I will experience any drama (that is, failure) with 
> my existing code with SBCL 1.2.2 and beyond?
>
> ​Best wishes,​
>
> _don
>
>
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