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From: David Moore <dmoore@ucsd.edu>
Date: 14 May 1997 10:26:28 -0700
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Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

> (byte-compile (lambda ()
>                 (setq :id ':id)))
>   =>  ** Variable reference to constant :id
> 
> (byte-compile (lambda ()
>                 (or (boundp ':id)
>                     (setq :id ':id))))
>   =>   ** Variable reference to constant :id
> 
> Maybe our wonderworker Dave has an idea what could be done regarding
> this?

different dave, I know.  but:

(byte-compile (lambda ()
		(let ((a ':id))
		  (set a a))))
 => silence

as in other mail, the set is probably better hidden in a function than
with let.  (defun cl-make-keyword (key) (or (boundp key) (set key key)))

