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From: chip@soi.UUCP (Chip Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Re: (actually none) Some problems with Coral Allegro CL
Keywords: lisp,allegro,coral,apple
Message-ID: <422@soi.UUCP>
Date: 10 Mar 89 19:38:47 GMT
Organization: Software Options Inc.,  Cambridge,  Mass.
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A previous author writes;

> I was wondering whether there are any things I should be aware of in
> terms of limitations that I might run into using ACL.

Coral's product is a fine one.  I have discovered, however, two subtle
problems with Version 1.2.

The file write date is not set properly.  As I recall, you can save a
file and then read the write date to discover that it appears to have
been saved at a much earlier date (even a brand-new file).  I can give
details and fix to those interested -- requests by E-Mail.

I have also discovered that remhash may remove more objects from the
hash table than the one being remhash'ed!  This is a bit tricky to
reproduce, but I did manage a definitive example.  Be careful.

Other that that, I love this implementation, and I use it full-time.

Chip Morris, Software Options, Inc, 22 Hilliard St. Cambridge, MA 02138.
phone 617-497-5054
Internet: chip%soi@harvard.harvard.edu
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