SV: SV: 2D or not 2E

It is a common practice to treat potential numbers as symbols.
Some Lisp modules rely on such behavior (e.g., infix).
But HyperSpec says (2.3.4): "Any token that is a potential number
but does not fit the number syntax is a reserved token and has an
implementation-dependent interpretation".


> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Fran: JP Massar [mailto:[email protected]]
> Skickat: den 9 mars 2003 08:29
> Till: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Amne: Re: SV: [cormanlisp] 2D or not 2E
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> At 08:24 AM 3/9/03 +0100, Pavel Grozman wrote:
> >According to HyperSpec, 5d should not be treated as a symbol,
> >see 2.3.1.1 Potential Numbers as Tokens.
> >
> >So is is better to avoid using such names.
>
> Hmmm.
>
> Allegro 6.2:
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> (symbolp '5d) --> T
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