16:42:02jcowanbeach: I'm surprised that the symbol-package is still hard-coded in the symbol rather than indirecting through the package name and the global environment. That seems inflexible.
16:54:10beachYou might think so, but I don't want the symbol-package to depend on the environment.
16:55:59beachI don't have a pre-packaged explanation for why I want that. I would have to get back to you on that after I contemplate the consequences of the opposite decision.