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Clojure macro using gen class does not generate annotations

I am trying to write a clojure macro that will be used to create several Java classes at compile time. I found that I can add annotations to the class when I call the gen class outside of the macro. However, when I try to use a gen class inside a macro, the compiled class has no annotations.

I threw my problem back to this example:

(gen-class
  :name ^{Deprecated true} Test1
  :prefix Test1-
  :methods [[^{Deprecated true} getValue [] Integer]])

(defn Test1-getValue [] 42)

(defmacro create-test-class [name x]
  (let [prefix (str name "-")]
    `(do
      (gen-class
         :name ~(with-meta name {Deprecated true})
         :prefix ~(symbol prefix)
         :methods [[~(with-meta 'getValue {Deprecated true}) [] Integer]])
      (defn ~(symbol (str prefix "getValue")) [] ~x))))

(create-test-class Test2 56)

When I compile this file, it creates Test1.class and Test2.class - I check both with Eclipse and find that Test1 has both class level annotations and @Deprecated method level, but Test2.class which has no annotations. When I use macroexpand, it seems to me that my Test2.class should be annotated:

user=> (set! *print-meta* true)
true
user=> (macroexpand '(create-test-class Test2 56))
(do (clojure.core/gen-class :name ^{java.lang.Deprecated true} Test2 :prefix Test2- :methods [[^{java.lang.Deprecated true} getValue [] java.lang.Integer]]) (user/defn Test2-getValue [] 56))

What am I doing wrong here?

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Meikel Brandmeyer :

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/clojure/Ee1bVwcUT-c

" . (with-meta name` { }). ."

:

(defmacro create-test-class [name x]
  (let [prefix (str name "-")]
    `(do
      (gen-class
         :name ~(with-meta name `{Deprecated true})
         :prefix ~(symbol prefix)
         :methods [[~(with-meta 'getValue `{Deprecated true}) [] Integer]])
      (defn ~(symbol (str prefix "getValue")) [] ~x))))
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