Re: [Axiom-developer] Boot/SPAD package syntax

[Stephen Wilson]

Gabriel Dos Reis <address@hidden> writes:

> Then there is the notion of package, which really is a name space, as
> defined by the assembly language Lisp.

Packages in Lisp are not just namespaces.  They are objects (data)
with which one can compute with and manipulate.  Of course, their
primary purpose is to provide a home for symbols, and to provide the
notion of internal/exported symbols.

All assembly languages provide access to facilities not available to
the higher level languages implemented upon them.


Steve