>I don't really view "make" as inconsistent - the fact that builtin functions have special powers doesn't strike me as particularly unusual. If they didn't I pr

>I don't really view "make" as inconsistent - the fact that builtin functions have special powers doesn't strike me as particularly unusual. If they didn't I presume they'd just be part of the standard library. It's not unusual (as it happens elsewhere too), but it IS inconsistent. A builtin function should just mean: it's always available and not part of the importable library. Not "special behavior".