Re: Warning: reference to free variable `begin'

Ralf Angeli <[email protected]> writes:

> * Ralf Angeli (2005-03-18) writes:
>
>> * David Kastrup (2005-03-18) writes:
>>
>>> Me neither.  Outside of advice, I think this might be supposed to
>>> work.  Not too sure about that, though.
>>
>> No, it won't.  Try `M-x compile-defun RET' on the following function:
>>
>> (defun foo ()
>>   (and (boundp 'begin) begin))
>>
>> However, it will work if you replace `and' by `if'.
>
> Uh, did I mention that besides (symbol-value 'begin) there is
> another alternative for solving this problem?

If you mean `if', then I seem to remember that the respective byte
compiler intelligence was discussed/introduced rather recently.  I am
not inclined betting my peace on this working in every Emacs and
XEmacs version.  In contrast, symbol-value seems to be a somewhat
safer bet.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum