shirono@hcx3.SSD.HARRIS.COM (04/30/89)
**> comp.emacs weiner@novavax.UUCP Apr 30, 1989 <** > Anyone know if there is a way to convert a string to a symbol-name in > GNU Emacs Lisp? make-symbol: Return a newly allocated uninterned symbol whose name is NAME. Its value and function definition are void, and its property list is NIL. > If some VERY nice soul could mail me a multi-part shar archive of a > recent version of the GNU Emacs Lisp Programmers' Manual (go ahead and The September 1988 version (I presume it is the latest version; it is the one I have) is available from uunet via anonymous ftp. It should also be available via uucp, but I am not aware of the mechanics of such a transaction. You might want to inquire of postmaster@uunet.UUCP, or of your friendly neighborhood postmaster@novavax. --Roberto ______________________________________________________________________________ || Internet: shirono@ssd.harris.com Roberto Shironoshita || Harris Corporation || ...!novavax---\ Computer Systems Division || UUCP: ...!uunet-------!hcx1!shirono || ...!mit-eddie-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed here are my own; they in no way reflect the opinion or policies of Harris Corporation.