In article <··············@mute.eaglets.com>,
Sam Steingold <···@goems.com> wrote:
>ACL5beta:
>user(8): (character 1000)
>nil
>user(9): char-code-limit
>65536
>
>Is this a bug?
More than likely. In the nitty gritty language lawyer parlance, no.
The HyperSpec says that it "should signal an error". This phrase in the
glossary on error terminology:
http://www.harlequin.com/education/books/HyperSpec/Body/sec_1-4-2.html
essentially means it only "has to" with the safety level turned all the way
up. However, I have yet to see any of these kinds of "animals" change their
"spots" when in fact you do pump up the safety level. In my experience,
it is rare that environments have the "correct" version waiting in the
wings to insert _only_ if the safety level is high.
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