internal IExpression analyze(Object expr, Env env, Loc enclosingLoc)
        {
            Symbol symbol = expr as Symbol;

            if (symbol != null)
            {
                if (symbol.isDynamic)
                {
                    return(new DynamicVar(symbol));
                }
                Object var = env.lookup(symbol);
                if (var is LocalVariable)
                {
                    return(new LocalVar((LocalVariable)var));
                }
                else
                {
                    return(new GlobalVar((Symbol)var));
                }
            }
            if (!(expr is Cons))         //must be literal
            {
                return(new QuoteExpr(expr));
            }

            Cons exprs = (Cons)expr;

            Loc loc = (Loc)reader.locTable[expr];

            if (loc != null)
            {
                reader.locTable.Remove(expr);
            }
            else
            {
                loc = enclosingLoc;
            }

            Object f    = exprs.first;
            Cons   args = exprs.rest;

            //see if it's a macro
            Symbol s = f as Symbol;

            if (s != null && s.isDefined() && s.getGlobalValue() is Macro)
            {
                Macro    m        = (Macro)s.getGlobalValue();
                Object[] argarray = Cons.ToVector(args);
                Object   mexprs   = null;
                try
                {
                    mexprs = m.Invoke(argarray);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    BacktraceFrame frame = new BacktraceFrame(loc, s, args);
                    throw BacktraceException.push(ex, frame, this);
                }
                try
                {
                    return(analyze(mexprs, env, loc));
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    BacktraceFrame frame = new BacktraceFrame(loc, "when expanding ", exprs);
                    throw BacktraceException.push(ex, frame, this);
                }
            }
            Int32 numargs = Cons.Length(args);

            if (f == DLET)
            {
                return(new DynamicLet(args, env, this, loc));
            }
            else if (f == FN)
            {
                return(new Closure(args, env, this, loc));
            }
            else if (f == MACRO)
            {
                return(new Macro(args, env, this, loc));
            }
            else if (f == WHILE)
            {
                return(new WhileExpression(args, env, this, loc));
            }
            else if (f == BLOCK)
            {
                if (numargs == 0)
                {
                    return(new QuoteExpr(null));
                }
                //remove block from block of one
                else if (numargs == 1)
                {
                    return(analyze(args.first, env, loc));
                }
                else
                {
                    return(new BlockExpression(args, env, this, loc));
                }
            }
            else if (f == OR)
            {
                if (numargs == 0)
                {
                    return(new QuoteExpr(null));
                }
                else
                {
                    return(new OrExpression(args, env, this, loc));
                }
            }
            else if (f == IF)
            {
                return(new IfExpression(args, env, this, loc));
            }
            else if (f == QUOTE)
            {
                return(new QuoteExpr(args.first));
            }
            else if (f == SET)
            {
                return(new SetExpression(args, env, this, loc));
            }
            else        //presume funcall
            {
                return(new ApplyExpression(exprs, env, this, loc));
            }
        }