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From: lane@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (Christopher Lane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.xerox
Subject: Re: DATE becomes a constant when compiled
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Date: 19 Feb 88 01:31:46 GMT
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(SETPROPLIST 'DATE (GETPROPLIST 'RAND))

seems to be a temporary workaround (you have to recompile of course).  I did
a MAPATOMS to see if I could spot another function that had both the same 
compiler property as DATE and was the same kind of function (one for which a
constant argument gives varying results) but I didn't notice any (except 
possibly for TIMEREXPIRED? when applied to a compile-time constant, which is
not something one wants to do, I imagine).

- Christopher