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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">So I have the following two systems
      running in abcl (ported from the ACL versions).<br>
      <br>
      the Direct Memory Access Parser
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/academics/courses/325/readings/dmap.php">http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/academics/courses/325/readings/dmap.php</a><br>
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      and<br>
      <br>
      The Reactive Action Packages see for example, this paper<br>
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      I get them all to load and run, but there are some glitches with
      compiling the files that I'm still working out.<br>
      <br>
      I want to thank everyone on this list who helped me in recent
      days.<br>
      Pete<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hi Pete,
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        <div>No problem. Let me know if you need help. If you don't and
          succeed, let us know if you've been successful and what you're
          using ABCL for. Always interested.</div>
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        <div>Regards,</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Erik.</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:32 PM,
          bonasso <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:bonasso@traclabs.com" target="_blank">bonasso@traclabs.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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              <div>Erik,<br>
                It was an example from the app.<br>
                I'm working it out.  This app has a big make file that
                has lots of cruft in it from past years.  I'm cleaning
                it up and (with help from you guys) making progress.<br>
                If I get stuck I'll let you know.<br>
                Pete<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Hi Pete,
                      <div><br>
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                        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 22, 2014 at
                          8:28 PM, bonasso <span dir="ltr"><<a
                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:bonasso@traclabs.com"
                              target="_blank">bonasso@traclabs.com</a>></span>
                          wrote:<br>
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                              <div>Erik,<br>
                                Thanks.  I'm trying to get an ACL system
                                I've used for years to run under abcl. 
                                ACL allows defpackage to augment
                                previous package properties...<br>
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                          <div>As I said, it's probably not optimal.
                            What behaviour were you depending upon that
                            ACL allows which ABCL doesn't? Exactly the
                            behaviour in your example? Or was that just
                            for demonstration?</div>
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                          <div>Regards,</div>
                          <div><br>
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                          <div><br>
                            Erik.</div>
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                              <div>Pete<br>
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                                      <div class="gmail_extra">Hi Peter,<br>
                                        <br>
                                        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu,
                                          May 22, 2014 at 7:05 PM,
                                          bonasso <span dir="ltr"><<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:bonasso@traclabs.com"
                                              target="_blank">bonasso@traclabs.com</a>></span>
                                          wrote:<br>
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                                              In Common Lisp, I believe
                                              defpackage is to either
                                              define or *redefine* a
                                              package.</div>
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                                          <div>Actually, ...</div>
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                                              text="#000000">  I've
                                              found that in abcl if the
                                              package is already
                                              defined, defpackage won't
                                              redefine it (apparently).<br>
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                                          <div>... That's correct CLHS
                                            compliant (though not
                                            mainstream behaviour) -- as
                                            per the CLHS:</div>
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                                          <div>      <span>If the new
                                              definition [of the
                                              existing package being
                                              named]  is at variance
                                              with the current state of
                                              that </span><a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              rel="DEFINITION"
                                              href="http://clhs.lisp.se/Body/26_glo_p.htm#package"
                                              target="_blank"><i>package</i></a><span>,
                                              the consequences are
                                              undefined</span></div>
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                                              Is this a bug?<br>
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                                          <div>Undesirable maybe, given
                                            the deviation from what's
                                            accepted mainstream, but
                                            strictly not a bug.</div>
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                                        -- <br>
                                        <div dir="ltr">Bye,
                                          <div> <br>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>Erik.</div>
                                          <div><br>
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                        <div dir="ltr">Bye,
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>Erik.</div>
                          <div><br>
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        <div dir="ltr">Bye,
          <div><br>
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          <div>Erik.</div>
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