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Predicates for all type specifier symbols
- To: common-lisp@SU-AI.ARPA
- Subject: Predicates for all type specifier symbols
- From: "Scott E. Fahlman" <Fahlman@C.CS.CMU.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1986 00:16:00 -0000
- In-reply-to: Msg of 28 Mar 1986 17:35-EST from Fischer.pa at Xerox.COM
- Sender: FAHLMAN@C.CS.CMU.EDU
It was proposed long ago that we just flush all the specific type
specifiers and just go with Typep. A few pre-existing ones were then
added back in for compatibility with existing Lisps and existing
Lispers. Another ugly compromise, I guess. A similar situation
prevails in SETF, where a couple of old favorites were retained, even
though they are now redundant.
-- Scott