[clfswm-devel] [RFC PATCH 2/2] Move date-string into tools package

[Philippe Brochard]

Xavier Maillard writes:

>    Xavier Maillard writes:
>
>    > date-string has nothing todo with clfswm-info code.
>    >
>    > Move the date-string function definition into the tools package
>    > and export the symbol `date-string'
>    >
>
>    [...]
>
>    Thanks. Tools.lisp is a file I use in most of my lisp project and
>    date-string is new in clfswm. Indeed tools.lisp is the right place for
>    date-string.
>
> I am still struggling with the design "flaws" I talked about a
> few days ago. The CLFSWM package uniqueness is on my TOKILL list.
> Yes it is not really unique but all is done in that sole package.
>
> Don't you think we could benefit from a split operation ? I mean,
> have a "internal" package, a "user" package, etc.... I know it is
> not likely to happen soon (there are other thing to achieve
> first) but just a thought.
>
Yes that can be a benefit but for now while the API is not stable it's
more simple to work in a sole package. ie there is no need to manage
explicitly exported symbols.
But when things become more stable we can of course split clfswm in
more packages.

Cheers,

Philippe

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