Closed vibs29 closed 1 month ago
[cross-posted to clisp mailing list, where bug has now been fixed]
(defun s (fillp) (make-array 1 :element-type 'character :initial-contents "x" :fill-pointer fillp)) (defun fmt (fillp) (format nil (eval `(formatter ,(s fillp))))) (fmt nil) ;ok (fmt t) ;error due to base-string instead of simple-string #| CLISP: fails CCL: fails CMUCL: passes SBCL: passes ECL: passes ABCL: passes |#
http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/m_format.htm#formatter says the formatter macro's arg is a "format string". http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/26_glo_f.htm#format_string defines "format string" to be a string and doesn't restrict it to any particular subtype.
[cross-posted to clisp mailing list, where bug has now been fixed]
http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/m_format.htm#formatter says the formatter macro's arg is a "format string". http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/26_glo_f.htm#format_string defines "format string" to be a string and doesn't restrict it to any particular subtype.