[slime-devel] What's the difference between compile and load?

[E'Chao Zhang]

Gary King wrote:

 >> Or do I have to load the file?

 > Yes, you will.
 >
 > ......
 >
 > ... but it, as I said, really evaluating...

If I'm not guessing wrong, Slime first compiles (and thus evaluates) the 
defconstant form, and when loading the fasl file, it again evaluates the 
same form, making the constant defined twice. When the constant is 
something like a string, the two defs will be considered different and 
thus cause a compilation error.

Is it actually a problem and how to avoid it?


Thanks again,
E'Chao