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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!ukma!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!ames!think.com!barmar
  2. From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
  4. Subject: Re: *READ-SUPPRESS* and #P syntax
  5. Date: 12 Nov 1992 21:16:53 GMT
  6. Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
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  8. Message-ID: <1duhk5INNqg6@early-bird.think.com>
  9. References: <1992Nov11.014902.6585@kronos.arc.nasa.gov> <1992Nov11.201954.825@wstar.mixcom.com>
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  12. In article <1992Nov11.201954.825@wstar.mixcom.com> jpf@wstar.mixcom.com (John P. Flanagan) writes:
  13. >Strictly speaking, I don't think this behavior is allowed.  Section
  14. >2.4.8.14, p.2-33 in the dpANS makes the following statement:
  15. >
  16. >       "#P"..." is equivalent to #.(parse-namestring "...")."
  17.  
  18. However, that doesn't say what "#P(...)" is equivalent to.
  19.  
  20. Had it said
  21.  
  22.     #P<expression> is equivalent to #.(parse-namestring '<expression>)
  23.  
  24. then your reasoning would be correct.  Perhaps this would be a better
  25. definition of #P; please suggest it in your review comments.
  26. -- 
  27. Barry Margolin
  28. System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.
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