macro returning more than one form

[Dave Cooper]

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Paul Tarvydas <paultarvydas at gmail.com>wrote:

> What is the best way to write a macro that returns more than one form to
> the top level?  E.g.
>
> (in-package :xxx)
> (defun ...)
>
> I've been wrapping a progn around the result, but LW doesn't like it very
> much, and SBCL seems to hate it.
>


That's a pretty good question. I've never been able to find a way. It feels
like it might go against some kind of fundamental principle of macros.

What does LW and SBCL hate about wrapping toplevel forms in progn?


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Dave Cooper
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