From: Bruno H. <br...@cl...> - 2005-06-03 17:01:27
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Thomas F. Burdick wrote: >> Also, some GNU programs accept /dev/stdin and /dev/stdout even on >> systems that don't have it in the filesystem. clisp could do the same. > > Wouldn't it be cleaner to provide these as binary streams in the EXT > package, as something like *BINARY-STDIN*, *BINARY-STDOUT*, and > *BINARY-STDERR* ? That way the user doesn't have to figure out the > correct way to get them on that OS, and it wouldn't involve any > grossness like magical filenames that the implementation intercepts. I like the idea. Thanks. Would other Lisp implementors want to do the same (hi SBCL people!)? Bruno |