GNU bug report logs - #14121
Fwd: Eager macroexpansion failure in Emacs 24.3

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Olson <mwolson <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 08:23:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Olson <mwolson <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, "14121 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <14121 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#14121: Fwd: Eager macroexpansion failure in Emacs 24.3
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:33:29 -0400

> What is the "fix" then?

E.g. move the `require' to the top-level.

> Using a macro in the same 'when' block that the
> macro is defined in doesn't seem wrong to me.

It is, because macro expansion can take place (long) before the code is
executed, i.e. long before the macro is defined.


        Stefan
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