Re: Re: pathname-directory

Hi

apart from your problems with the use of the :DIRECTORY slot, I still  
think that CormanLisp should have told you something when doing

(make-pathname :directory '("\\test_directory"))

I would either have expected a condition of some kind to be signalled  
or the return of the pathname

	#S(PATHNAME :DIRECTORY (:RELATIVE "\\test_directory") ...)

Of course you are entering the unfortunate realm of implementation  
dependencies left over by the spec.  Note also that the use of the  
:DEVICE "C", while useful and common sense, is unfortunately  
unportable, given the non-communication between vendors in the past.

Cheers

marco

On Tuesday, Feb 25, 2003, at 04:32 America/New_York, SmallHairyTroll  
<[email protected]> wrote:

> --- In [email protected], "SmallHairyTroll <lcluke@w...>"
> <lcluke@w...> wrote:
>
>> OK... this works
>>
>> (setf path (make-pathname
>>         :device "C"
>>         :directory '(truename "\\test_directory")
>>         :name "test_file.txt"))
>>
>> I know I am passing an incorrect value to :directory as
>> (truename "\\test_directory") returns ...
>>
>> #P"c:\test_directory"
>
> The CLHS explains all:
>
> (setf path (make-pathname
>          :device "C"
>          :directory '(:absolute "test_directory")
>          :name "test_file.txt"))
>
>
>
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