Re: Instead of pcase

[Richard Stallman]

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  > Is this really your main problem?  The "meaning" of any values is
  > context dependent, also of syntax when any macros are used.

In principle, a macro can make any sort of transformations on the data
inside the macro form.  In practice, nearly all macros fall into a
limited range of syntax patters.  Macros that do drastic things with
syntax, such as `pcase', are few.  Most macros' syntax is obvious when
you see it.

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