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∂04-JUN-73 1353 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
NIX ON THE LAP FILES. THE LAP CODE IS **NOT** THE SAME
AS THE LISP CODE. IT HAS BEEN TUNED A BIT.
THE LP CODE IS U`JUST TO BOOTSTARP IT IN. I PLAN ON LEABVING
JUNE 17 OR 18. I WILL BE BACK IN EITHER SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS
(DEPNDING ON HOW LONG I CAN STAND IT). ODDS ARE THAT I WILL
STOP IN P'ALTO FOR A COUPPLE OF WEEKS WHEN I RETURN(WILL
CERTAILNLY BE THERE FOR THE CONFERENCE).
WOULD BE INTERESTED (ALWAYS LIKE $).
JEFF
∂04-JUN-73 0015 1,JMJ
BRUCE.
REMOB.LSP IS A FILE CONSISTING OF ALL OF THE NOCALL FUNCTIONS.
WHEN YOU READ IN THE INITIALIZTION FILES, ALL OF THE STUFF THAT IS
NOCALL IS REMOBED AND PUT OUT ON A FILE (REMOB.LSP). THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY A SYMBOL TABLE FOR THE USER WHO WANTS TO GET AT THOSE FUNCTIONS
(PARTICULARLY SOME OF THE MORE OBSCURE EDITOR FUNCTIONS).
THESE ARE ALL LOADED INTO THE HI-SEG. WE NORMALLY KEEP IT
ON THE SYSTEM, BUT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I AM
ABOUT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EVER USED IT.
SCAN.MAC IS THE LISP SCANNER. YOU GUYS WROTE IT, AND I
DON'T KNOW JACK SHIT ABOUT IT. IT'S NEVER BEEN USED, TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
RE. AUGLSP. WARNING!! I MAY DO IT BEFOE I SPLIT. (I WILL FIGHT RUSTY ABOUT
IT MANANA). I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA, PARTICULARLY SINCE
YOU PEOPLE SEEM TO BE CONVERTING RATHER RAPIDLY.
JEFF
P.S. IF I DO MAKE THE CHANGE BEFORE I LEAVE, IT WILL BE AN ASSEMBLY
SWITCH, OF COURSE.
∂02-JUN-73 1730 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
I WOULD APPRECIAT YOUR READING AUGLSP.DOC ON MY ACCOUNT. I
THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO BRING A BIT OF COMPATABILITY BACK
INTO LISP. CONVERTING STANFORD LISP PROGRAMS(AND UCILSP) TOO
TO BBN IS GENERALLY NO TROUBLE (MOST PROGRAMS WILL RUN STRAIGHT OFF
AND OF COURSE THE SAME IS TRUE FOR UCILSP, ONLY MORE SO).
I THNK THAT YOU CAN SEE THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN
THAT DIRECTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT,
PARTICULARLY AS I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO FIGHT RUSTY OVER IT.
JEFF
∂06-JUN-73 1658 P,JRA AT TTY55
BEWARE!!! UCILISP IS NOT PURE SOMEONE IS SCREWING UP READ
PERHAPS PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY WHEN MJC GETS PROTECTION ON.
∂06-JUN-73 1423 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
RE: COMMENTS(IN ORDER)
1. GCTIME: MAYBE
2. INPUT: COULD DO THAT. HOWEVER, MIGHT NOT SELECTIVE EVALUATION
ALA SETQ BE BETTER? (PROBABLY NOT.. SOMEONE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT IT
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO)? QUESTION: TWO ARGUMENTS OR ONE?
3. WILL TRY JON WHITE.
4. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME ABOUT SPREAD FECPRS(SP). WILL
EVENTUALLY LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING NLAMBDAS. HOWEVER,
AT THE POINT I'LL PROBABLY START LOOKING AT
REDOING THE WHOLE MESS (IF I'M AROUND). YOU CAN GUESS AT
THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT CONVERSION IF I DID THAT. ALSO,
REMEMBER WHAT A SECOND ARGUMENT IN AN FEXPR DOES!.
5. FLUSHING OF TYPE AHEAD(ALMOS IN ORDER): WILL LOOK AT THE
QUESTION. HOWEVER, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT INIT.LSP? WHEN YOU RUN
LIP, IT AUTOMATICALLY LOADS THIS FILE, IF IT IS THERE. TO ENABLE
THIS AGAIN, SO A (SYSCLR). THIS WILL READ IT IN NEXT TIME YOU
GET TO THE TRUE TOP LEVE..
6. HAVEN'T LOOKED AT FILES.DOC.
JEFF
∂05-JUN-73 1759 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
NEW SYSTEM WILL BE DELAYED TILL ABOUT THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
THE BBN CHANGES WILL BE ADDED, UNDER AN ASSEMBLY SWITCH OF
COURSE. I WILL INCLUDE A SHORT NOTE ON RELEVANT
SWITHCES IN THE NEW SYSTEM. ALSO, WE ARE INTERESTED IN MERGING THE
UCILSP MANUAL WITH THE STANFORD MANUAL (TO BE PUBLISHED JOINTLY, I
ASSUME). IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, TELL THEM TO CALL RUSTY BOBROW
HERE OR LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR ME. I IMAGINE JOHN MIGHT BE INTERESTED
ALSO. I WILL ALSO ENCLOSE UPDATES TO THE DOCUMENTATION AND
A COPY OF THE NEW MANUAL. (I.E. THERE WILL BE A FILE THAT YOU CAN
RUN OFF AND GET JUST THE UPDATED PAGES, IN ADDITION TO A
COMPLETE MANUAL).
∂05-JUN-73 1449 GEM,TVR
Good [FILES.DOC]. You should include a warning about ALWAYS making
a new LISP.SYM whenever a LISP.DMP is made!!! --- Tovar