"Scott E. Fahlman" wrote:
> 
> "Thomas F. Burdick" wrote:
> > No, you can't save images when you're > using < either Hemlock or
> > ILISP as far as I know.  When I dump images, I set up a lisp file
> > that loads everything I need, then dumps the image, and load that
> > from a fresh lisp image.  Definately not optimal, but it keeps
> > things bootstrappable :-/
> 
> Hmmmm... too bad.  It's OK to do what you say when you're trying to
> create some standard load that all comes from files.  But if you've
> been working away adding things by hand to a knowledge base or
> whatever, then it wouldbe awfully nice to be able to dump the state
> of your system.

One time I got error messages that indicated problems with open
streams (files?). I have seen discussions before about the
problems of open files, sockets, windows, shared/dynamic libs?

There is also supposed to be shutdown / save-lisp hooks?
so that apps/subsystems can close all these things gracefully?
I thought I remembered seeing one in MP:

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