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Re: no constants please

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Tom Lord <lord@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Not
> 
> 	x = SCHEME_FALSE;
> 
> but:
> 
> 	SCHEME_MAKE_FALSE (&x, instance);
> 
> because, you never know, those constants might be heap allocated.

And don't forget SCHEME_IS_FALSE(x).

Because you should not assume that C equality is the right test.