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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change
From: |
Gabriel Dos Reis |
Subject: |
Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change |
Date: |
09 Aug 2007 15:46:56 -0500 |
Stephen Wilson <address@hidden> writes:
| Stephen Wilson <address@hidden> writes:
|
| > Gabriel Dos Reis <address@hidden> writes:
| > > Also, if the function expects strings, we should give it a string.
| >
| > Although not documented as such, it is likely that
| > system:string-concatenate is designed to take string designators as
| > arguments instead of `just' strings. This is a fairly common Lisp
| > idiom, so I do not see a problem. Perhaps a close look at the gcl
| > code and a patch against the documentation in si-defs.texi is in
| > order.
|
| Of course, that being said, it is a stylistic choice as to what
| designator one uses. In this case I would probably use a string
| myself as opposed to a symbol.
and that would be give a correct program too :-)
Try this with SBCL:
(concatenate 'string "foo 'bar)
-- Gaby
- [Axiom-developer] metalex change, daly, 2007/08/09
- [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2007/08/09
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change, Stephen Wilson, 2007/08/09
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2007/08/09
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change, Stephen Wilson, 2007/08/09
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2007/08/09
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change, Stephen Wilson, 2007/08/09