From: Powell
Subject: Array type problem in Franz
Date:
Message-ID: <386@adiron.UUCP>
Hello, I am having a problem with the array types in
Franz Lisp (Opus 38.92). Here is what I attempt:
(setq IADDRARRAY (array nil fixnum-block 1))
On our Vax, it gets evaluated to array[1].
On the SUN 3/60, it returns an error saying:
IMPROPER SET
or something to that effect. The error is actually correct
on the SUN because single-stepping shows an evaluation of the
code (set 0 0) somewhere deep within.
I have done the following:
1. Compiled the array.l function (and used the array.o) as distributed on the
SUN tape. The above line bombs.
2. Read in the array.l code and typed the line. It bombs.
3. Compiled the array.l function (and used the array.o) as distributed on the
VAX tape (copied to the SUN). It bombs.
4. Did (1) and (3) after (sstatus nofeature 68k). It bombs.
5. Read the SUN array.l after (sstatus nofeature 68k). It bombs.
6. Read the VAX array.l after (sstatus nofeature 68k). It works.
Note: I have not yet tried to use the value returned after (6).
I will get to that later.
My questions are: has anyone found out why this behaves like
this?
and
am I doing something improperly?
and
is there a real fix for this somewhere?
Thank you for your support. I should mention that this is not
code that Franz, Inc. has anything to do with. This occurs on the
public domain Franz Lisp.
John D. Powell
PAR Technology
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