From: ···@usa.net
Subject: ignoring args to methods
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <8fs0mn$k1l$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

(defmethod foo ((bar (eql 1)))
  (print "foo: bar=1"))

do I need to (declare (ignore bar))?
some lisps complain when I do, some when I don't.

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From: Barry Margolin
Subject: Re: ignoring args to methods
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <d_fU4.31$N12.588@burlma1-snr2>

In article <············@nnrp1.deja.com>,  <···@usa.net> wrote:
>(defmethod foo ((bar (eql 1)))
>  (print "foo: bar=1"))
>
>do I need to (declare (ignore bar))?
>some lisps complain when I do, some when I don't.

Try (declare (ignorable bar)).  That's supposed to prevent both types of
warnings.

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From: Thomas A. Russ
Subject: Re: ignoring args to methods
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <ymizopqkrtw.fsf@sevak.isi.edu>

You could always go for:

   (declare (ignorable bar))



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Thomas A. Russ,  USC/Information Sciences Institute          ···@isi.edu    

From: Tim Bradshaw
Subject: Re: ignoring args to methods
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <ey366se5c90.fsf@cley.com>

* sds  wrote:
> (defmethod foo ((bar (eql 1)))
>   (print "foo: bar=1"))

> do I need to (declare (ignore bar))?
> some lisps complain when I do, some when I don't.

I think IGNORABLE would be safe?

--tim