symbol-macros and type-declarations

Bug #309122 reported by Nikodemus Siivola
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
SBCL
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

CLHS says that type declaration of a symbol macro should not affect
its expansion, but in SBCL it does.

Tags: compiler easy
Changed in sbcl:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in sbcl:
importance: Medium → Low
description: updated
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Douglas Katzman (dougk) wrote :

The relevant citation is found in http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/d_type.htm
"A type declaration of a symbol defined by symbol-macrolet is equivalent to wrapping a /the/ expression around the expansion of that symbol, although the symbol's macro expansion is not actually affected.

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