Re: byte-opt.el addition - optimize list of compile-time constants

[Miles Bader]

> which is what (function ...) is for, right?  I am quite confused by
> what the manual says about function vs. bare lambda expressions.

A user might well have a constant list with (function (lambda ...))
embedded in it that _isn't_ intended to be executed; the compiler
simply cannot make assumptions like you suggest about the contents of
a constant list.

-Miles