Re: [comp.lang.lisp] Re: accessor name clashes when using packages

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

   From: Rob Browning <address@hidden>
   Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:03:07 -0500

   Can you refer to a symbol inside another package, and can we say
   something like "import all but ..."?

the first is possible using `module-ref' and `resolve-module'.  see
header boilerplate in scripts/PROGRAM for example.

the second is also possible: set up a proxy module that can examine its
bindings before and after a "manual" `use-modules' call, and re-exports
only what you want.  IMHO, negative specification ("use all but...") is
a misguided approach because it sounds explicit but is actually not,
which leads to unmatched expectations -> disappointment -> heartache ->
mistrust -> fear -> anger -> suffering.  (better to suffer explicitly,
or something like that... ;-)

thi