Re: [clisp-list] CLISP printing hundreds of symbol-names

[Claudio B. <bl...@cs...>]

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>>>>> "os" == Oliver Scholz <alk...@gm...> writes:

    os> Hello!  I have just started to learn Common Lisp. Sometimes
    os> CLISP reacts in a way that i can not explain to myself. I am
    os> using: GNU CLISP 2.28 (released 2002-03-03) together with the
    os> lisp-mode of GNU Emacs 21.2. The value of
    os> `inferior-lisp-program' is "clisp -q -L deutsch".

    os> In some (sic!) cases when I send a function to the
    os> inferior-lisp process, CLISP suddenly starts print hundreds of
    os> symbol-names. As it seems the printing becomes slower the more
    os> often this happens.

This happens because you're sending CLISP tab characters. Use the -I
switch to prevent CLISP from interpreting tabs when you're using
lisp-mode in Emacs.

    os> ,---- | [13]> | Display all 1259 possibilities? (y or n) | |
    os> *** - READ von #<INPUT CONCATENATED-STREAM #<IO SYNONYM-STREAM
    os> *TERMINAL-IO*>>: Eine Package mit dem Namen "SYMBOL" gibt es
    os> nicht.  | 1. Break [14]> `----

    os> [The German text translates to: A package with the name
    os> "SYMBOL" does not exist.]

    os> As I see know this does happen, when I start CLISP in a shell
    os> and enter this `defun' at the prompt, too.

It works (for me) when I strip the leading tab characters (or when
using the -I switch).

    os> BTW, is this the right place to ask newbie-ish questions about
    os> CLISP?

Yeah, I think it is.

Claudio
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