[clisp-list] Re: poll: DELETE-FILE return value

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * Sam Steingold <fq...@ta...t> [2004-02-17 13:00:50 -0500]:
>
> In ANSI CL, DELETE-FILE is specified to return T on success.
> CLISP returns the truename of the deleted file.
> This is not compliant, albeit it offers a nice feature.
>
> How is this to be fixed?
>
> 1. just return T and forget the truename
>
> 2. return T when *ANSI* is T and truename otherwise.

implemented.

> 3. ignore the ANSI spec and keep the current behavior

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