Number: 2061

Date:  5-Sep-84 16':59':48

Submitter: MASINTER

Source: MASINTER

Subject: Unify EDITLOADFNS?, MSGETDEF,  GETDEF, LOADFNS as to where to get fns from

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Attn: Masinter

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Intermittent

Priority: Perhaps

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Generic File Operations

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Lisp Version:  4-Sep-84 19':45':00

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Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 7167

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["Masinter" " 5-Sep-84 17':21':27"]'
["masinter" "24-Sep-84 17':40':26" Subject':]

Description: now that the file package et al don''t believe FILEDATES very well, there still is a need for FINDFILE paying attention to the FILEDATES name (or maybe the LOADEDFILELST name?) of a file, so you can LOADFROM(<whozits>FOO) and have loadfns get functions even if whozits isn''t on your search path. Maybe LOADFNS does need a little more smarts.'
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Why is EDITLOADFNS? different than the algorithm in LOADFNS and GETDEF and MSGETDEF?'


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Edit-By: masinter

Edit-Date: 24-Sep-84 17':40':27