Re: Meta-dot question

At 24/07/2002 11:08 -0400, Robert St. Amant wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm having trouble figuring out how to ensure that when I load or
>compile a function, the location of the source is recorded, so that I
>can use "meta-dot" on a function name (or go through the IDE) to get
>to its definition.

Hello,

here is a form from my startup file. look at the documentaion of first 4
Notice some of the default values of the following variables depnds on the 
values of the compiler optimization qualities (safety, ...)

   (setf
    excl:*record-source-file-info* T
    excl:*record-xref-info* t
    excl:*load-source-file-info* T
    excl:*load-xref-info* T

    compiler:save-local-names-switch T
    excl::*load-documentation* T
    *load-local-names-info* t
    ;; Common Graphics
    *check-cg-args* T)


>I'm working with systems other people have
>written, and for some systems the information is there, but sometimes
>it isn't---even for the code *I* write.

I you mean working with fasl files, it depends on what were the values of 
the 2 first variables when the files has been compiled. Otherwise if you 
have access to the source, evaluate the form above and recompile everything

>Is there a variable I need to
>set, or declarations I should make?
>
>Thanks for any advice,
>Rob St. Amant
>--
>Rob St. Amant
>http://www4.ncsu.edu/~stamant

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