Re: RFE: order in #<... -stream ...> representation

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

> * In message <9F8582E37B2EE5498E76392AEDDCD3FE04448CC0@G8PQD.blf01.telekom.de>
> * On the subject of "Re: RFE: order in #<... -stream ...> representation"
> * Sent on Thu, 15 May 2003 17:46:22 +0200
> * Honorable "Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril" <Joe...@t-...> writes:
>
> Sam wrote:
> >> I suggest reordering that to
> >> #<UNBUFFERED INPUT CHARACTER FILE-STREAM #P"/dev/fd/0" @28>
> >what for?!
> Readability instead of unordered attributes & names
> 
> >if anything, it should be
> >#<FILE-STREAM INPUT CHARACTER UNBUFFERED #P"/dev/fd/0" @28>
> >(type first, then modifiers in the order of decreasing importance)
> 
> >I see no reason for this change.
> Readability.
> The current INPUT UNBUFFERED FILE-STREAM CHARACTER is not parseable.
> 
> What would you say in english/american?

let us put FILE-STREAM first and keep the rest as is.
OK?

> There's no code to track number of output lines. And I don't see any
> need to add extra code to count them.

OK.

you are right that the line count should be printed only when it is
correct.  gonna fix it (or should I)?

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