[parenscript-devel] Need a meaningful error message when PS macro references unbound var

[Vladimir Sedach]

The error given depends on your Lisp implementation. SBCL gives me:
The variable X is unbound. [Condition of type UNBOUND-VARIABLE]

However, this does highlight a very interesting point I didn't realize
before: ParenScript macroexpansion does take place in the Lisp
environment, so there could be unintended "leaks" between the two this
way. For example:

(defvar *foo* 123)

(ps (macrolet ((blah () *foo*))
        (blah)))

=> "123;
"

Which may or may not be what you want.

Vladimir

On 9/13/07, Daniel Gackle <danielgackle at gmail.com> wrote:
> When a macroexpansion tries to evaluate an unbound variable, as in the
> following,
>
>  (ps (macrolet ((blah () x))
>          (blah)))
>
> the resulting error message is unhelpful: "Attempt to take the car of
> "Unbound Value" which is not listp."
>
> Could it say "Attempt to take the value of the unbound variable X" instead?
>
> Daniel
>
>
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