Re: Lispworks 4.3: note-editor-definition-parser doesn't seem to work

>>>>> On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 22:22:43 +0000, Barry Wilkes <[email protected]> said:

  Barry> The macro note-editor-definition-parser in http:server;preliminary.lisp, 
  Barry> which sets up source browsing via M-. in the lispworks editor doesn't 
  Barry> work for me in Lispworks 4.3.  From my reading of the Lispworks manual, 
  Barry> the offending snippet

  Barry>    ;; use the documented lispworks interface to define a form parser.
  Barry>    #-(or LispWorks4.0 LispWorks4.1 LispWorks4.2)	; i.e. > 4.2
  Barry>    `(dspec:define-form-parser
  Barry>       (,definer
  Barry>        (:parser ,(dspec:get-form-parser deftype)))))

  Barry> *should* work, but doesn't.  Replacing the above with the following 
  Barry> works far better for me.

  Barry>    ;; use the documented lispworks interface to define a form parser.
  Barry>    #-(or LispWorks4.0 LispWorks4.1 LispWorks4.2)	; i.e. > 4.2
  Barry>   `(dspec:define-dspec-alias
  Barry>       ,definer
  Barry>       (name &rest args)
  Barry>       `(,',deftype ,name ,@args)))

  Barry> I know that this code has been in cl-http for a while now, so I guess I 
  Barry> would have to ask if the existing code works for anyone else -- maybe I 
  Barry> am missing something.  If not though, it would be good to get this 
  Barry> replaced with the version I give above.

The existing code works for me, e.g. do M-. and enter http::set-mask-bit-p and
it shows the source in http:server;utils.lisp.  Which definitions doesn't it
work for, in what circumstances and what happens?

__Martin