Tim Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>       1. Writers of packages which contain implementation specific code
>        should put compile directives in that will either throw and
>        error or warn the user if the variant they are using is not
>        supported. 

Or perhaps collect all implementation-dependent code in a single
place.


>       2. The main reason other lisp implementations are not supported is
>        because the package depends heavily on sockets and there isn't
>        a good standard abstraction for sockets - every implementation
>        does it differently. We need a good standardised socket library
>        IMO. 

Someone is working on it:

  Reddit and Lisp psychosis
  http://www.findinglisp.com/blog/2005/12/reddit-and-lisp-psychosis.html


Paolo
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