From eb31a86cb21c2f19a34830d3b7cdf7a087be826b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Monnier Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:01:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/lispref/macros.texi (Defining Macros): Prefer "function" to "lambda expression". Fixes: debbugs:15296 --- doc/lispref/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/lispref/macros.texi | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog index 8b5aa65ff96..145d595b1d2 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2013-09-08 Stefan Monnier + + * macros.texi (Defining Macros): Prefer "function" to "lambda + expression" (bug#15296). + 2013-08-28 Paul Eggert * Makefile.in (SHELL): Now @SHELL@, not /bin/sh, diff --git a/doc/lispref/macros.texi b/doc/lispref/macros.texi index 5520bbbd1df..a2526f383aa 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/macros.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/macros.texi @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ During Compile}). @section Defining Macros A Lisp macro object is a list whose @sc{car} is @code{macro}, and -whose @sc{cdr} is a lambda expression. Expansion of the macro works -by applying the lambda expression (with @code{apply}) to the list of +whose @sc{cdr} is a function. Expansion of the macro works +by applying the function (with @code{apply}) to the list of @emph{unevaluated} arguments from the macro call. It is possible to use an anonymous Lisp macro just like an anonymous -- 2.39.2