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@@ -91830,6 +91830,35 @@ The object .code 4 is self-evaluating, and so the greedy evaluation process stops. +.coNP Special variable @ *listener-auto-compound-p* +.desc +The special variable +.code *listener-auto-compound-p* +controls whether or the listener is operating in "auto compound +expression" mode. The default value is +.codn nil , +disabling the feature. + +Normally, an input line can contain multiple expressions, which +are treated as if they were combined into a single expression by +.codn progn . +Thus all the expressions are evaluated, and the value from +the last one is printed. + +In auto compound mode, the behavior changes. An input line +which consists of multiple expressions is turned into a compound +form whose constituents are those items. Thus, for instance, +the input +.code "+ 2 2" +is treated as the compound expression +.code "(+ 2 2)" +resulting in +.code 4 +being calculated. + +When a single expression is input, it is evaluated as-is, and thus +in that case auto compound expression mode makes no difference. + .coNP Special variable @ *doc-url* .desc The special variable |