why do static variables break everything?

src/built_ins.cpp

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ proc load_built_ins_into_environment() -> void {
 
 
 #define fetch1(var)                                                                     \
-    static Lisp_Object* var##_symbol = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol(#var);  \
+    Lisp_Object* var##_symbol = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol(#var);  \
     Lisp_Object* var = lookup_symbol(var##_symbol, get_current_environment());          \
     if (Globals::error) printf("in %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ proc load_built_ins_into_environment() -> void {
         );                                                              \
     assert_type(label(params,__LINE__), Lisp_Object_Type::Pair);        \
     assert_type(label(params,__LINE__)->value.pair.first, Lisp_Object_Type::Symbol); \
-    static auto label(sym,__LINE__) = label(params,__LINE__)->value.pair.first; \
+    auto label(sym,__LINE__) = label(params,__LINE__)->value.pair.first; \
     auto label(sfun,__LINE__) = Memory::create_lisp_object_cfunction(special); \
     /*NOTE(Felix): for evaluating default args*/                        \
     /*push_environment(get_root_environment());*/                           \
@@ -586,14 +586,14 @@ proc load_built_ins_into_environment() -> void {
     };
     define_special((quasiquote expr), "TODO") {
         fetch(expr);
-        static auto unquote_sym          = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote");
+        Lisp_Object* unquote_sym          = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote");
-        static auto unquote_splicing_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote-splicing");
+        Lisp_Object* unquote_splicing_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote-splicing");
         /* recursive lambdas in lambdas yay!! */
         // NOTE(Felix): first we have to initialize the variable
         // with a garbage lambda, so that we can then overwrite it
         // a recursive lambda
         std::function<Lisp_Object*(Lisp_Object*)> unquoteSomeExpressions; // = [] (Lisp_Object* expr) -> Lisp_Object* {return nullptr;};
-        unquoteSomeExpressions = [&unquoteSomeExpressions] (Lisp_Object* expr) -> Lisp_Object* {
+        unquoteSomeExpressions = [&] (Lisp_Object* expr) -> Lisp_Object* {
             // if it is an atom, return it
             if (Memory::get_type(expr) != Lisp_Object_Type::Pair)
                 return Memory::copy_lisp_object(expr);

src/env.cpp

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ proc find_binding_environment(Lisp_Object* sym, Environment* env) -> Environment
 }
 
 proc try_lookup_symbol(Lisp_Object* node, Environment* env) -> Lisp_Object* {
-    static auto nil_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("nil");
-    static auto t_sym   = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("t");
     // first check current environment
     Lisp_Object* result;
     result = lookup_symbol_in_this_envt(node, env);
@@ -37,6 +35,9 @@ proc try_lookup_symbol(Lisp_Object* node, Environment* env) -> Lisp_Object* {
             return result;
     }
     
+    auto nil_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("nil");
+    auto t_sym   = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("t");
+
     if (node == nil_sym) {
         return Memory::nil;
     }

src/io.cpp

@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ proc print(Lisp_Object* node, bool print_repr = false, FILE* file = stdout) -> v
 
 
             auto symbol = head->value.pair.first;
-            static auto quote_sym      = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("quote");
+            auto quote_sym      = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("quote");
-            static auto unquote_sym    = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote");
+            auto unquote_sym    = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote");
-            static auto quasiquote_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("quasiquote");
+            auto quasiquote_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("quasiquote");
             if (symbol == quote_sym || symbol == unquote_sym)
             {
                 putc(symbol == quote_sym

src/testing.cpp

@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ proc run_all_tests() -> bool {
 
     printf("\n-- Test Files --\n");
 
-    invoke_test_script("sicp");
+    // print_environment(get_current_environment());
     invoke_test_script("evaluation_of_default_args");
     invoke_test_script("alists");
     invoke_test_script("case_and_cond");
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ proc run_all_tests() -> bool {
     invoke_test_script("import_and_load");
     invoke_test_script("macro_expand");
     invoke_test_script("automata");
+    invoke_test_script("sicp");
+
+    // visualize_lisp_machine();
 
     return result;
 }