Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: gcl info patch

[Camm Maguire]

Greetings!

"Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <address@hidden> writes:

> Camm Maguire wrote:
> 
> > Hi Vadim!
> >
> > First -- to the list -- please excuse my brief absence lately.  I'm
> > trying to batch the gcl work up into bursts to fit it more effectively
> > in my unfortunately tight schedule!
> >
> > OK, Vadim, I'm going to commit this -- Thanks!
> >
> > But two suggestions for further improvements, upon which I still
> > unfortunately will need your help:
> >
> > 1) Many systems compress info files, so is there a way to do something
> >    like the following in pseudo-lisp (please don't laugh :-))
> >
> > After
> >   (setq file (si::file-search name *info-paths* '("" ".info") nil))
> > add
> >  ~ (cond (null file) (
> >         (setq file (si::file-search name *info-paths* '("" ".info.gz") nil))
> >         (cond (not (null file)) (open file (strcat "| zcat " file)))))
> >
> 
> You've misplaced parentheses. The right form is
>  ~ (cond ((null file)
>         (setq file (si::file-search name *info-paths* '("" ".info.gz") nil))
>         (cond ((not (null file)) (open (strcat "| zcat " file)))))
> 
> In fact I'm very surprised.  I'd think in advance that
>   (open "| zcan file.gz")
> will not work.  But it  works!!! I can read the file.
> But this is GCL specific nice feature.
> The same construction doesn't work in Clisp.
> 


OK Vadim, thanks for the correction!  I'm going to try to commit this
if I can get a few moments to test it.  And I also agree that these
pipes are a wonderful gcl feature!


> 
> >
> > I can't even get (null...) to work, even though its in info.lisp :-(.
> >
> > 2) More difficult, I see that GCL has a 3 list environment structure
> >    (see gcl-si info page) -- I wonder if it is possible to append the
> >    shell environment in main() to this, then get the info.lsp to
> >    consult the GCL environment structure to possibly override
> >    *info-paths*?
> >
> > Commit of your patch coming soon.  Thanks for your submission!
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> 
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> [    Vadim V. Zhytnikov
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> [     <address@hidden>
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Camm Maguire                                            address@hidden
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