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“`(a \, b)” equals to “`(a . ,b)”

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>, "61281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <61281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#61281: “`(a \, b)” equals to “`(a . , b)”
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:12:39 +0100

On Feb 07 2023, Drew Adams wrote:

>> In clisp, backquote is implemented via system::backquote,
>> system::unquote and system::splice.  Thus the symbol |,|
>> has no special meaning.
>
> If the symbol |,| has no special meaning inside backquote
> then that answers my question.

That symbol has no special meaning at all.  (A reader macro is not a
symbol.)

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