Cleanup Issue MAKE-CONCATENATED-STREAM-EXAMPLE
- Category
- CLARIFICATION
- References
- MAKE-CONCATENATED-STREAM (CLtL, page 329, and ANSI Draft, page 6-19)
Problem Description
When evaluating the example from the ANSI Draft standard, shown below,
(read (make-concatenated-stream
(make-string-input-stream "1")
(make-string-input-stream "2")))
the value returned is either 12, from MAC and VAX implementations, or 1, from the Symbolics implementation.
Proposal
Specify the correct value to be returned and verify that other implementations do not make the same mistake. (Note: I sent a bug report to Symbolics.)Rationale
For purposes of conformance and validity.Current Practice
As stated above.Adoption Cost
Benefits
Conversion Cost
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Discussion
Edit History
- 26 -Oct-88, Version 1 by Rosenking