Re: CL package serious deficiencies

[Stefan Monnier]

> I would add that being able to use generalized variables (`setf'
> generally, in addition to `incf' etc.) would also be on my short list.

I like generalized variables as well.

> (But we've been through all of this more than once before, discussing various
> lists of candidate CL features to add.  And little to nothing has come of it.
> That does not mean that this time won't be the charm, but I'm skeptical...)

I think a first step is to provide a new package `cl-lib' which would
provide the CL functions (i.e. all those functions people seem to like
but can't use because we disallow CL at runtime) under a clean
"cl-" prefix.  This would allow all of CL to be used (either via
(require 'cl-lib) or (eval-when-compile (require 'cl))) and would hence
address the most pressing issues.


        Stefan