PackageSystem

Overview

In CommonLisp, the concepts and implementations of Packages and Symbols are intertwined. A symbol is a named entity that can be simultaneously bound to a value and to a function. It also holds an extensible list of name-value pairs called a PropertyList? . Along with lists, symbols comprise the core of the Lisp structure. The problem of locating a specific symbol by its name is handled by the package system. Each package provides a separate and distinct namespace for a set of symbols. Packages themselves are named and are accessed by name. There is a single namespace for all packages in a Lisp system.

References

• LispExceptions

Implementation

Details of implementation

Symbol

Package

Discussions

Links to Blog issues

Test Suites

Links to JUnit results

Job Tracking

%ACTION{ closed="9-Dec-2003" due="5-Dec-2003" creator="Main.DottieChappell" uid="000145" state="closed" created="12-Nov-2003" who="Trash.BuildGroup" closer="" notify="Trash.BuildGroup" }% Get build system to work on bsd Pk14 %ACTION{ closed="9-Dec-2003" due="5-Dec-2003" creator="Main.DottieChappell" uid="000152" state="closed" created="22-Nov-2003" who="Main.JamesCrawford" closer="" notify="Main.JamesCrawford" }% Get build system to work on bsd Pk14

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%ACTION{ closed="7-Dec-2003" due="5-Dec-2003" creator="Main.DottieChappell" uid="000173" state="closed" created="4-Dec-2003" who="Trash.BuildGroup" closer="" notify="Trash.BuildGroup" }% Set up mail account to handle bugs Pk15 %ACTION{ closed="7-Dec-2003" due="5-Dec-2003" creator="Main.DottieChappell" uid="000174" state="closed" created="4-Dec-2003" who="Trash.BuildGroup" closer="" notify="Trash.BuildGroup" }% Create ReadMe? file Pk16 %ACTION{ closed="7-Dec-2003" due="5-Dec-2003" creator="Main.DottieChappell" uid="000175" state="closed" created="4-Dec-2003" who="Main.ValerieBrothers" closer="" notify="Main.ValerieBrothers" }% Review someone else's code Pk17 %ACTION{ closed="7-Dec-2003" due="5-Dec-2003" creator="Main.DottieChappell" uid="000176" state="closed" created="4-Dec-2003" who="Main.TroyNelson" closer="" notify="Main.TroyNelson" }% Review someone else's code Pk18

-- JerryBoetje - 10 Jul 2003

Current Status of PackageSystem