I started a wiki page for this: http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/Never+Close+a+REPL
If you have other REPL-reloading annoyances please add them there. Stuart Halloway Clojure/core http://clojure.com > Kevin Downey <redc...@gmail.com> writes: > >> if I recall, the current defonce like behavior of multimethods was a >> response to the situation where if you have your multimethods split >> across multiple files reloading the file with the defmulti in it would >> re-def the multimethod with the new dispatch, but it would not have >> any of the methods loaded from the other files. >> >> oscillating between these poles at about 6.31139e7hz seems less than ideal. >> >> maybe defmethod could try and capture the ns a method is defined in, >> and defmulti would try to force a reload? seems overly complicated for >> core. > > I assume there's already a really good reason re-evaling defmulti > doesn't just change the dispatch function without blowing away the > method table? Though I can't think of one myself. > > -Phil > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
