X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~mdw/git/sod/blobdiff_plain/b7a3889e4b7911ee2427b6cdc89a6acfe97e06f4..284f1fa2ace3e276052ff1bd7d66442500e693da:/src/class-make-impl.lisp

diff --git a/src/class-make-impl.lisp b/src/class-make-impl.lisp
index aef6948..dba6965 100644
--- a/src/class-make-impl.lisp
+++ b/src/class-make-impl.lisp
@@ -28,24 +28,6 @@ (cl:in-package #:sod)
 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;;; Classes.
 
-(defun maximum (items order what)
-  "Return a maximum item according to the non-strict partial ORDER."
-  (reduce (lambda (best this)
-	    (cond ((funcall order best this) best)
-		  ((funcall order this best) this)
-		  (t (error "Unable to choose best ~A." what))))
-	  items))
-
-(defmethod guess-metaclass ((class sod-class))
-  "Default metaclass-guessing function for classes.
-
-   Return the most specific metaclass of any of the CLASS's direct
-   superclasses."
-  (maximum (mapcar #'sod-class-metaclass
-		   (sod-class-direct-superclasses class))
-	   #'sod-subclass-p
-	   (format nil "metaclass for `~A'" class)))
-
 (defmethod shared-initialize :after ((class sod-class) slot-names &key pset)
   "Specific behaviour for SOD class initialization.
 
@@ -67,11 +49,11 @@   (default-slot-from-property (class 'nickname slot-names)
       (pset :nick :id)
     (string-downcase (slot-value class 'name)))
 
-  ;; If no metaclass, guess one in a (Lisp) class-specific way.
+  ;; Set the metaclass if the appropriate property has been provided;
+  ;; otherwise leave it unbound for now, and we'll sort out the mess during
+  ;; finalization.
   (default-slot-from-property (class 'metaclass slot-names)
-      (pset :metaclass :id meta (find-sod-class meta))
-    (and (sod-class-direct-superclasses class)
-	 (guess-metaclass class)))
+      (pset :metaclass :id meta (find-sod-class meta)))
 
   ;; If no chain-link, then start a new chain here.
   (default-slot-from-property (class 'chain-link slot-names)