Re: Why is FUNC in cl-callf not allowed to be an expression?

[Stefan Monnier]

> While it doesn't solve the problem, while playing with it I noticed that
> I'm less annoyed by the use of a number if I can put it first, as in:
>
>     (gv-callf 2
>       (append head (car x) (cdr x)))
>       
> I'm not sure I can say why, tho.

Now that I look at it again, I guess an "anamorphic" version would be
probably more obvious:

    (gv-modify (nth i l)
       (append head it (cdr x)))

Implementation left as an exercise for the reader,


        Stefan