Adding a generic function layer inside OPERATE

>>>>> "RMK" == Richard M Kreuter <Richard> writes:

    RMK> Hello, At present, there's no obvious way to run code :before
    RMK> or :around system-level actions other than wrapping
    RMK> operate/oos [1].  

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    RMK> [1] So far, I have only thought of two cases where I wanted
    RMK> such methods: (a) an :around method to determine what
    RMK> packages were created by a system (and its dependencies) by
    RMK> comparing the list of packages before and after
    RMK> compile-op'ing, (b) a :before method to check for emacs
    RMK> auto-save files before starting to compile-op a system.  rpg
    RMK> on
    RMK> #lisp mentioned wanting to wrap system-level actions, too, a
    RMK> couple
    RMK> weeks ago.

I think the desire to establish a dynamic variable binding (or other
execution context that behaves similarly) is another case....

Cheers,
R