From ... From: Erik Naggum Subject: Re: Correct use of "progv"? Date: 1998/05/20 Message-ID: <3104694199258237@naggum.no>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 355105955 References: <356303F4.297D@aim.unipv.it> mail-copies-to: never Organization: Naggum Software; +47 8800 8879; http://www.naggum.no Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp * John Wiseman | So what is progv used for? from the notes on PROGV in the HyperSpec (the ANSI Common Lisp spec): Among other things, PROGV is useful when writing interpreters for languages embedded in Lisp; it provides a handle on the mechanism for binding dynamic variables. I have never seen PROGV in use (apart from this case, which cries out for lexical bindings, not dynamic), but that doesn't mean it isn't useful for some people somewhere. #:Erik -- "Where do you want to go to jail today?" -- U.S. Department of Justice Windows 98 slogan