[Openmcl-devel] (equal '#:G34159 '#:G34159) -> NIL

[Taoufik Dachraoui]

Ok thanks

I solved the problem by doing using (intern (symbol-name (gensym))) instead
of (gensym)

I did not know that the generated symbols do not belong to any package:

(symbol-package '#:G34159)
> NIL

Is there any reason for this? because usually a symbol is interned in the
current package

Kind regards
Taoufik


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Ron Garret <ron at flownet.com> wrote:

> You should read this:
>
> http://www.flownet.com/ron/packages.pdf
>
> Particularly section 2.
>
> rg
>
> On Aug 1, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Taoufik Dachraoui wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I am having a problem with the following:
> >
> > ? (equal '#:G34159 '#:G34159)
> > NIL
> >
> >
> > In the program I use gensym to generate new symbols and in another
> function
> > I compare the symbols for equality
> >
> > How do I fix this? I do not understand how come this 2 generated symbols
> are not equal,
> > is this special rule for generated symbols?
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Taoufik
> >
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