[slime-devel] Avoid low apply limit

[Martin Simmons]

>>>>> On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:12:46 -0800, Lynn Quam <quam at ai.sri.com> said:

  Lynn> Raymond Wiker replied:
  >> Lynn Quam writes:
  Lynn> ...
  >> > 
  >> > It would be nice if there was some better control of the printing of
  >> > arrays.  *PRINT-ARRAY* allow for arrays to always be printed or never
  >> > be printed.  What would be useful is a variable *PRINT-ARRAY-SIZE*
  >> > that says to print arrays whose number of elements is less than or
  >> > equal to *PRINT-ARRAY-SIZE* and *PRINT-ARRAY* in non-NIL.  (I seem to
  >> > recall that the Lisp Machines had such a variable, but I cannot recall
  >> > its exact name.)

  >> Can't *print-length* be used?

  Lynn> Neither CMUCL nor Allegro use *PRINT-LENGTH* to control the number of
  Lynn> elements printed for an array.  Furthermore, the Common Lisp HyperSpec 
  Lynn> says nothing about arrays in its description of *PRINT-LENGTH*.

I think it should, because it is covered by "list-like syntax" in the last
paragraph.  Also see 22.1.3.7 Printing Other Vectors: "The printing of vectors
is affected by *print-level* and *print-length*."

__Martin