From: JP Massar
Subject: Typo in DEFMETHOD Hyperspec entry.  What is it supposed to say?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:23:12 +0000
Message-ID: <3e6e0c8e.7673847@netnews.attbi.com>

http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/m_defmet.htm#defmethod

"The lambda list of the generic function is congruent with the lambda
list of the method being defined; if the defmethod form mentions
keyword arguments, the lambda list of the generic function will
mention  ..... key (but no keyword arguments). If function-name names
an ordinary function, a macro, or a special operator, an error is
signaled."


The '....' is literally there.  I assume this is a typo.  What is it
supposed to be saying?

And why was it considered necessary to signal an error when using
DEFMETHOD on a symbol already defined as a regular function?
Seems like a warning would be more appropriate.

Thanks.

From: Chris Riesbeck
Subject: Re: Typo in DEFMETHOD Hyperspec entry.  What is it supposed to say?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 19:02:24 +0000
Message-ID: <riesbeck-E85D88.13022411032003@news.it.nwu.edu>

In article <················@netnews.attbi.com>, ······@alum.mit.edu 
(JP Massar) wrote:

>http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/m_defmet.htm#defmethod
>
>"The lambda list of the generic function is congruent with the lambda
>list of the method being defined; if the defmethod form mentions
>keyword arguments, the lambda list of the generic function will
>mention  ..... key (but no keyword arguments). If function-name names
>an ordinary function, a macro, or a special operator, an error is
>signaled."
>
>
>The '....' is literally there.  I assume this is a typo.  What is it
>supposed to be saying?

& 

i.e., "the lambda list of the generic function will mention 
&key (but no keyword arguments)"