Camm, On Thursday, September 07, 2006 5:16 PM you wrote: > ... > I think we might still be deviating from the spec on directory a > bit. Even though we pass all the ansi tests. At the moment, the > best I can think of is > > (or (probe-file filearg) (= 1 (length (directory filearg)))) > > We can change this if it is deemed insufficient, and/or add a > si::stat function. > ...
Yes. I prefer the (si:stat filearg) function: nil if no file or directory exists, otherwise some list of useful info and keywords (like Unix?) The non-nil return might not be so standard between systems but who really cares? The following long boring chain of messages between the experts: http://coding.derkeiler.com/Archive/Lisp/comp.lang.lisp/2005-07/msg01699 .html convinces me that your suggestion is the best idea so far! :-) Regards, Bill Page. _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
