Calling one function with a variable number of parameters from another function.

Hi,

What is the usual way in Maxima to call one function with a variable
number of parameters when all you have is a list of those parameters? I
came up with the following solution (where f2 calls f1), but I am
interested to know whether there is a better way to do it:

(%i1) f1(m,[L]) := (display (m,L), "done");
(%o1)                f1(m, [L]) := (display(m, L), "done")
(%i2) f2([L]) := (buildq([L], f1(1,splice(L))),ev(%%));
(%o2)         f2([L]) := (buildq([L], f1(1, splice(L))), ev(%%))
(%i3) f1(2,a,b);
                                     m = 2

                                  L = [a, b]

(%o3)                                done
(%i4) f2(2,a,b);
                                     m = 1

                                 L = [2, a, b]

(%o4)                                done


Thanks,

Bernard.