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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change
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Stephen Wilson |
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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: metalex change |
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09 Aug 2007 16:19:41 -0400 |
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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.
Steve
- [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