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Subject: (process)
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Date: Sat, 24-Sep-83 12:50:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: uvacs.959
Posted: Sat Sep 24 12:50:41 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 26-Sep-83 23:59:49 EDT
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I think the confision about (process ...) is from its being an NLAMBDA,
which doesn't evaluate its arguments.  It can only accept constant
arguments.  This allows (process echo hi) or (process |echo hi|) but rules
out (process 'echo 'hi) or (process "echo hi"). (process (concat "echo ")
(gensym) "-n") is right out.

It's unfortunate that Franz offers an NLAMBDA without offering the
corresponding LAMBDA.  Gotta use (apply ...) instead.