Re: [Gcl-devel] defpackage non-compliant?

[Sam Steingold]

> * In message <address@hidden>
> * On the subject of "Re: [Gcl-devel] defpackage non-compliant?"
> * Sent on Mon, 07 Jul 2003 15:55:01 -0500
> * Honorable "Paul F. Dietz" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Sam Steingold wrote:
> 
> > 4. I get this:
> > 
> >>(compile-file "ext.lisp")
> > Compiling ext.lisp.
> > ; (IN-PACKAGE :PORT) is being compiled.
> > ;; Warning: The package operation (IN-PACKAGE :PORT) was in a bad place.
> > Error in COMPILER::T1EXPR [or a callee]: F1 is not of type LIST.
> >    note that (IN-PACKAGE :PORT) comes right after (DEFPACKAGE "PORT"
> > ...)
> 
> IIRC, there's a problem with the way GCL reorders forms in compiled
> files that makes it inadvisable to define a package in the same file
> that an in-package form for that package occurs.

that's a very serious bug, IMHO.

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