[Gbbopen-list] Question about ADD-EVENT-FUNCTION

[Chun Tian (binghe)]

Hi,

Oh, you're right. The eval-when is no need.

Thanks.

binghe

>
>> Should ADD-EVENT-FUNCTION be put into a EVAL-WHEN block? Like this:
>> (eval-when (:load-toplevel :execute)
>>   (add-event-function 'initializations 'start-control-shell-event
>> 		      ;; Initializations should be done first!
>> 		      :priority 100))
>> Since ADD-EVENT-FUNCTION is a function but not macro, I think it  
>> may  be useless to eval on compile-time.
>> Am I right?
>
> You are correct (technically), however there is no need for the eval- 
> when.
>
> From the CL Hyperspec:
>
> Normally, the top level forms appearing in a file compiled with  
> compile-file are evaluated only when the resulting compiled file is  
> loaded, and not when the file is compiled.
>
> Your eval-when (above) is redundant, as it is exactly the default  
> behavior (unless the "top level" form above is inside another top  
> level eval-when form).
>
>


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