Madhu <enom...@meer.net> wrote: > * Raymond Toy <sxd1vwg0znv....@rtp.ericsson.se> : > Wrote on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:21:08 -0500: > > |>>>>> "dvl" == Didier Verna <didier.ve...@gmail.com> writes: > > | dvl> But doing so by making (setf (slot-value))'s behavior > | dvl> different (shall I say inconsistent?) depending on the > | dvl> context feels somewhat weird to > | > | Raymond> Yes, I think it's inconsistent. > | > | dvl> me. I guess you concern is performance here; but then, we can > | dvl> play with the optimize declaration. > > The other concern was compatibility with other lisps which do not signal > an error when the type declaration is wrong.
Well, SBCL at least does, with (speed 0) and (safety 3). > This particular typecheck is not mandated by any spec, and lisps tend > to let it pass. Yup. ACL doesn't perform any kind of typechecking whatsoever. > | Perhaps not the best solution, but I have made an internal change so > | that pcl::*use-slot-type-p* will be honored (at runtime). Hence, > | type checking will be done accordingly. > > Thanks, I have no problems setting pcl::*use-slot-types-p* when > compiling code with incorrect typespecs but thinking out aloud [on > behalf of the devil] perhaps the default behaviour should be a warning Why would you prefer it to be a warning [on behalf of the angel ;-)] ? -- Resistance is futile. You will be jazzimilated. Scientific site: http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~didier Music (Jazz) site: http://www.didierverna.com EPITA/LRDE, 14-16 rue Voltaire, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France Tel. +33 (0)1 44 08 01 85 Fax. +33 (0)1 53 14 59 22
