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Re: How to solve when 2 packages need each other?
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Emanuel Berg |
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Re: How to solve when 2 packages need each other? |
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Thu, 20 May 2021 21:00:26 +0200 |
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Jean Louis wrote:
> I have a separate package that depends on main package, but
> main package also needs some functions from that separate
> package. This causes compiler problems.
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> The separate package need not be loaded for main functions
> to work.
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> Should I be using (when (fboundp 'SEPARATE-FUNCTION)) to
> avoid that?
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> Is there way to conditionally `defun' some functions?
Yes, circular dependency, can't have that.
Simple solution, create a third file to break it up, do
`provide'/`require', happens all the time...
It should be a tree, if there is a loop then it is a state
machine/expert system/something else, uhm uhm,
strictly forbidden.
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