except where overridden by INITARGS."
(apply #'copy-instance-using-class (class-of object) object initargs))
+(export '(generic-function-methods method-specializers
+ eql-specializer eql-specializer-object))
+
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; List utilities.
the input LISTS in the sense that if A precedes B in some input list then
A will also precede B in the output list. If the lists aren't consistent
(e.g., some list contains A followed by B, and another contains B followed
- by A) then an error of type INCONSISTENT-MERGE-ERROR is signalled.
+ by A) then an error of type `inconsistent-merge-error' is signalled.
Item equality is determined by TEST.
(defun symbolicate (&rest symbols)
"Return a symbol named after the concatenation of the names of the SYMBOLS.
- The symbol is interned in the current *PACKAGE*. Trad."
+ The symbol is interned in the current `*package*'. Trad."
(intern (apply #'concatenate 'string (mapcar #'symbol-name symbols))))
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
((object stream &rest args) &body body)
"Print helper for usually-unreadable objects.
- If *PRINT-ESCAPE* is set then print OBJECT unreadably using BODY.
+ If `*print-escape*' is set then print OBJECT unreadably using BODY.
Otherwise just print using BODY."
(with-gensyms (print)
`(flet ((,print () ,@body))
,(loopguts t t end)
,(loopguts indexvar t nil))))))))))
+;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Structure accessor hacks.
+
+(export 'define-access-wrapper)
+(defmacro define-access-wrapper (from to &key read-only)
+ "Make (FROM THING) work like (TO THING).
+
+ If not READ-ONLY, then also make (setf (FROM THING) VALUE) work like
+ (setf (TO THING) VALUE).
+
+ This is mostly useful for structure slot accessors where the slot has to
+ be given an unpleasant name to avoid it being an external symbol."
+ `(progn
+ (declaim (inline ,from ,@(and (not read-only) `((setf ,from)))))
+ (defun ,from (object)
+ (,to object))
+ ,@(and (not read-only)
+ `((defun (setf ,from) (value object)
+ (setf (,to object) value))))))
+
+(export 'define-on-demand-slot)
+(defmacro define-on-demand-slot (class slot (instance) &body body)
+ "Defines a slot which computes its initial value on demand.
+
+ Sets up the named SLOT of CLASS to establish its value as the implicit
+ progn BODY, by defining an appropriate method on `slot-unbound'."
+ (with-gensyms (classvar slotvar)
+ `(defmethod slot-unbound
+ (,classvar (,instance ,class) (,slotvar (eql ',slot)))
+ (declare (ignore ,classvar))
+ (setf (slot-value ,instance ',slot) (progn ,@body)))))
+
;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; CLOS hacking.