> * Rahul Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-11-13 13:11:54 -0500]:
>
> For some structures, you may store open streams to files in their
> slots.  How is making a load form for that simple? Maybe you want to
> have MAKE-LOAD-FORM re-open the file with the same name when the
> structure is reloaded or maybe you want it to lookup the name from
> some configurable variable. Do you expect MAKE-LOAD-FORM-SAVING-SLOTS
> to figure this out by itself?

this argument applies equally well to lists and vectors.
should lists and vectors be non-externalizable just because they may
contain open streams?

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