> Common Lisp makes no distinction between execution that occurs at compile time versus run time. That's not quite phrased correctly. Common Lisp very well ma

> Common Lisp makes no distinction between execution that occurs at compile time versus run time. That's not quite phrased correctly. Common Lisp very well makes such a distinction, but allows code to be executed at compile time, load time or run time. See http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/s_eval_w.htm#eval-when http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/s_eval... for detaills.