18:00:24aaaaaaHi all. how do you serialize data to file? I just want (1.2) to be stored like the "(1.2)" string. and read it back then. I saw this in some lisp/scheme textbooks, but forgot.
19:21:13HaragXach: is it a big job? I am considering trashing api compatibility for my project, and it should be ok since I dont think anybody but me uses it, I just wanted to be sure before I spoil some ones day.
21:15:00XachHarag: i'd argue for you not to trash it anyway, though!
21:47:54fe[nl]ixXach: I'm in the process of rewriting Bordeaux-threads. the two implementations will coexist in different packages until I switch everybody to the new one
22:02:09HaragXach: yes I know that it would be the right thing to do but I really want to change some stuff, and really really dont want to start a new project :(
22:03:48Haragmaybe I can get away with a compatability layer...
23:19:30thesebIs it possible to use defvar, defparameter, or let multiple times with the SAME variable/symbol? even in the same function? you'll just keep creating a new variable right?
23:20:02Bikeyou shouldn't be using defvar or defparameter in function bodies.
23:20:22Bikeif you have a let inside another let, any names in the inner let will shadow those in the outer let.
23:20:37Bikewhich is to say there will be distinct bindings.
0:15:42|3b|possibly some oddness with ordering if other things want to depend on it
0:17:31|3b|ACTION frequently has a ql:quickload form in a comment or #- in new projects so i can manually evaluate it to easily load the dependencies before i get around to writing an .asd file though
0:19:54White_Flame|3b|: the defparameter would basically perform a setf if it already exists, so affecting the current binding makes sense
0:20:30|3b|yeah, either makes sense, i just guessed wrong :)
0:21:14|3b|if it did setf of symbol-value it would affect the global binding, setf of name directly would be local, i guessed global since i think of it in terms of global variables, but spec says name
0:25:43seokis there a way to read only last x lines of a file?