Re: [j-devel] Load should intelligently load .abcl files

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On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Blake McBride <bl...@mc...> wrote:
>
> If I compile a files named ttt.lisp I get another file named ttt.abcl.  If I
> then type:
>
> (load "ttt")
>
> abcl loads "ttt.lisp".  As in many other lisps, it would be nice if load
> used the following algorithm:
>
> 1.  If a file extension is explicitly named, use it.  i.e.
>
>     (load "ttt.lisp")
>          or
>     (load "ttt.abcl")
>
> 2.  If the user types:
>
>     (load "ttt")
>
> and there is only ttt.lisp OR ttt.abcl (but not both) load the one it finds.
>
> 3.  If both exist, load the one with the latest modification date.
>
>
>
> This would allow code or users to load files (without the extension) and
> always (and automatically) get the correct one.

Heh. I hadn't noticed that, however, it explains some of the behaviour
I'd seen so far. I'm looking into it - although contributions are
still welcome ofcourse!


Bye,

Erik.