On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com> wrote:
> Packages are just a way to convert strings to symbols, which is useful when > they are obtained from files outside a running CL (e.g. via the reader/fasl > loader). > Agreed. Isn't it the case that {package x string} -> symbol is a 1-to-1 relationship? In which case, two symbols having the same name in the same package implies that the two symbols are in fact EQ? Sorry if I'm late to the party, I haven't been thinking about this for a few years. --S