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From: skp@stl.stc.co.uk (Steve Perryman )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Destructors in Lisp and CLOS
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Date: 9 Aug 90 07:46:25 GMT
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Is there a standard destructor function in Common Lisp or CLOS ???
There is no mention of one in Sonya Keene's book on CLOS, but is there one/
going to be one (in current standards etc) ??

I have crashed my application cos it creates reams of temporary objects that
need to be destroyed after their use, and the garbage collector cannot
handle it. My lisp system has a destructor function but it is definitely
non-standard and I want to use something more standard if possible.


Thanks in advance,

Steven Perryman
(skp@stl.stc.co.uk)