[Openmcl-devel] "potential numbers" as symbol names

[Hamilton Link]

And actually 2.3.1.1 and 2.3.1.1.1 are better references.

http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/02_caa.htm

In it is included this gem:  "If a potential number has number syntax, 
a number of the appropriate type is constructed and returned..."

and 2.3.1.1.1 says that escaped characters in an otherwise potential 
number MUST prevent it from being a potential number, so this trick 
will always work.

h

On Apr 20, 2005, at 12:21 PM, Hamilton Link wrote:

> The token 3 is a potential number and as far as I can tell shouldn't 
> be a legit symbol. If the 3 is escaped, then it becomes the legit 
> symbol \3. In fact openmcl does accept :\3 as a keyword.
>
> See 2.3.4 "Symbols as Tokens" in the hyperspec.
> http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/02_cd.htm
>
> h
>
> On Apr 19, 2005, at 10:05 PM, bryan o'connor wrote:
>
>> kmr's new cl-photo package loses on openmcl because it
>> wants to use some "potential number" symbols in the
>> keyword package.
>>
>> ? :3
>> > Error in process listener(1): Reader error: Illegal symbol syntax.
>> > While executing: CCL::%PARSE-TOKEN
>>
>> assuming that :3 and package::3 are both valid things,
>> the patch below will allow them.
>>
>> i'm having problem accessing the cvs server, so this
>> patch is diff'd against an emacs backup file.  it might
>> not apply cleanly.
>>
>> thoughts?
>>
>>     ...bryan
>>
>>
>>
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