Re: clisp/src NEWS,1.155,1.156 makemake.in,1.456,1.457 init.lisp,1.148,1.149 clos.lisp,1.86,1.87 clos-package.lisp,1.7,1.8 ChangeLog,1.3187,1.3188

[Bruno H. <br...@cl...>]

Sam wrote:
> FAS obsolescence is a source of frustration to the users, so telling
> them the reason _why_ the fas files are obsolete will make them much
> happier.

But the MOP is not the only reason. The following also made fas files
obsolete, independently:
  - DEFSETF lambda-lists now support &ENVIRONMENT.
  - MAKE-HASH-TABLE has a new keyword argument
  - TRANSLATE-PATHNAME and TRANSLATE-LOGICAL-PATHNAME accept a new keyword
    argument :ABSOLUTE

If you want to tell the reason, please tell the real reason. The real reason
is not the MOP. The real reason is that trying to be backward-compatible with
old fas files leads to contortions in the clisp implementation that affect
reliability and maintainability.

> warning creates an illusion of being in control which reduces stress.

The first 8 lines of the NEWS file contain this warning. I didn't remove it!

Bruno