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| -rw-r--r-- | txr.1 | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -12421,8 +12421,10 @@ and is applied to an object which either encloses the reference, or lexically precedes the reference. Forward references such as .code "(#1# #1=(1 2))" are not supported. +.PP + +Note: -.TP* "Note:" Circular notation can span hash table literals. The syntax .code "#1=#H((:eql-based) (#1# #1#))" denotes an @@ -12435,7 +12437,8 @@ hash tables. The analogous syntax .code "#1=#H(() (#1# #1#))" produces a hash table in an inconsistent state. -.TP* "Dialect note:" +Dialect Note: + Circle notation is taken from Common Lisp, intended to be unsurprising to users familiar with that language. @@ -12454,8 +12457,9 @@ in TXR Lisp indicates that the expression is to be read and then discarded, as if it were replaced by whitespace. This is useful for temporarily "commenting out" an expression. +.PP +Notes: -.TP* Notes: Whereas it is valid for a \*(TL source file to be empty, it is a syntax error if a \*(TL source file contains nothing but one or more objects which are each suppressed by a preceding |