Why can't defstructs be redefined?

[Ville Voutilainen]

On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 at 05:33, Alan Ruttenberg <alanruttenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Comments inline
> Seems to work, as long as you don't allow the source transform. Currently I'm experimenting with a new option to defstruct. So
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> I compile a file with
> (defstruct (test2 (:optimize nil)) a b)

I'm thinking I'm stupid, since I'm not sure what you mean by "source
transform", but I can with fair confidence say that if
you can ensure that all defstructs use the option you add as a
custom-thingy, then the rest of the concerns I spoke of
are moot. :P You're basically saying "this is not a regular defstruct,
it's a special one, don't do the usual stuff, and then
I can make it mean whatever I want it to mean, side-stepping the
problems". If that works for your use cases, sure,
seems plausible in general. Or have I misunderstood your approach?