[cl-typesetting-devel] CLISP support

[Marc Battyani]

"Dmitri Ivanov" <divanov at aha.ru> wrote:
Marc:
> | Yes, I also like ITERATE this is why I proposed it to Klaus. If
> | everybody is OK I will integrate it to cl-pdf/cl-typesetting. By using
> | it we will avoid the problem of the fuzzy loop semantics on the
> | anti-loop implementation.
>
> I respect Klaus's goal of  platform independency, but could it be achieved
> with less effort? After the great battle against LOOP, we all have found
out
> too many details about how to use it properly, to code cautiously, and to
> conditionalize implementations differences. Do you suggest throwing out
all
> the knowledge?! I propose gather it into cl-typesetting-devel Style Guide
> :-)

Ahem... I remind you that the non conforming code is yours... ;-)

> Increasing the total size of source code without real necessity is also
not
> good IMHO. Adding ITERATE would blow up the project, let alone rewriting.
> Personally, I hate learning new things when the old work almost fine:-)

Personally I really love to learn new things when they are clever and
useful, but I also hate learning useless and stupid things YMMV.

Marc