"Rob Thorpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anders J. Munch wrote: >> jayessay wrote: >> > Please note: GC is not part of CL's definition. It is likely not part >> > of any Lisp's definition (for reasons that should be obvious), and for >> > the same reasons likely not part of any language's definition. >> >> Really? So how do you write a portable program in CL, that is to run >> for unbounded lengths of time? > > You can't.
You can. Just use reversible operations. Or use pre-allocated objects. Yes, that means that you implement your own memory management or garbage collector, but this would be portable. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ "Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality" -- on a wall many years ago in Oxford. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
