[plt-scheme] Semantics of quote

Some examples:

(cons 'quote (cons 'a empty)) prints as 'a

Consider:
(define-syntax my-quote
  (syntax-rules ()
    ((my-quote expr)
     (quote expr))))

(quote (quote a))
and
(quote (my-quote a))

yield different outputs.

--Mark

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Jos Koot <jos.koot at telefonica.net> wrote:
> Can you be somewhat more specific? What kind of subtle things do you
> encounter?
> jos
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Engelberg"
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> Subject: [plt-scheme] Semantics of quote
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>> Can anyone point me to a fairly precise explanation of quote?
>> Sometimes I encounter subtle things that make me wonder whether my
>> mental model of how quote works is accurate.
>>
>> --Mark
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