pathname syntax? (Ex: Re: gcc -pedantic)

From: Vassil Nikolov
Subject: pathname syntax? (Ex: Re: gcc -pedantic)
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <l03130300b3e57c329001@195.138.129.121>

Christopher B. Browne wrote:                [1999-08-22 03:34 +0000]

  [...]
  > > (make-pathname :name "this" :type "tex")
  > #"this.tex"
  > 
  > > (make-pathname :directory '(:absolute "usr" "bin") :name "zsh")
  > #"/usr/bin/zsh"
  [...]
  > On my system, this returns the following six filenames:
  > 
  > #"/public/games/chess.db"
  > #"/public/games/chess.db"
  > #"/public/games/chess.db"
  > #"/PUBLIC/GAMES/CHESS.DB"
  > #"/PUBLIC/GAMES/CHESS.DB"
  > #"/PUBLIC/GAMES/CHESS.DB"
 [...]

Why the non-standard #"..." syntax instead of the standard #P"..." syntax?

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Re: pathname syntax? (Ex: Re: gcc -pedantic) Christopher Browne
Re: pathname syntax? (Ex: Re: gcc -pedantic) Vassil Nikolov

From: Christopher Browne
Subject: Re: pathname syntax? (Ex: Re: gcc -pedantic)
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <Hnpw3.19216$gO1.698740@news2.giganews.com>

On Sun, 22 Aug 1999 13:09:09 +0300, Vassil Nikolov <···@einet.bg> wrote:
>Christopher B. Browne wrote:                [1999-08-22 03:34 +0000]
>
>  [...]
>  > > (make-pathname :name "this" :type "tex")
>  > #"this.tex"
>  > 
>  > > (make-pathname :directory '(:absolute "usr" "bin") :name "zsh")
>  > #"/usr/bin/zsh"
>  [...]
>  > On my system, this returns the following six filenames:
>  > 
>  > #"/public/games/chess.db"
>  > #"/public/games/chess.db"
>  > #"/public/games/chess.db"
>  > #"/PUBLIC/GAMES/CHESS.DB"
>  > #"/PUBLIC/GAMES/CHESS.DB"
>  > #"/PUBLIC/GAMES/CHESS.DB"
> [...]
>
>Why the non-standard #"..." syntax instead of the standard #P"..." syntax?

Feel free to insert standard anti-CLISP comments here...  

This example was executed by CLISP...

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From: Vassil Nikolov
Subject: Re: pathname syntax? (Ex: Re: gcc -pedantic)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <l03130304b3e9c83040cc@195.138.129.122>

Christopher Browne wrote:                [1999-08-24 04:41 +0000]

  > On Sun, 22 Aug 1999 13:09:09 +0300, Vassil Nikolov <···@einet.bg> wrote:
  |...|
  > >Why the non-standard #"..." syntax instead of the standard #P"..." syntax?
  > 
  > Feel free to insert standard anti-CLISP comments here...  

I have more than enough other amusements...

  > This example was executed by CLISP...

Thanks, that's what I was asking about (couldn't recognise CLISP's way).

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