Re: slime-edit-definition from within of (defpackage )

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That makes sense. There already exist other similar extensions to M-. that
allow it to find local functions for instance. See the slime-mdot-fu
contrib.

Cheers,
Lu=C3=ADs

On Fri, 2 Sep 2022 at 03:43, Anton Vodonosov <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello.
>
> People may want to open package.lisp of some library to study the public
> API,
> and quickly navigate to definition of any symbol from the :export list,
> in order to read the docstring.
>
> I use slime-edit-definition (with the M-. shortcut) for navigation to
> docstrings.
>
> But that usually does not work from within of (defpackage ) form,
> because slime determines the current package based on the (in-package)
> at the top of the file and usually package files have
>
>    (in-package :cl-user)
>
>    (defpackage :some-lib
>       (:export #:some-function
>                     #:another-function
>                      ...))
>
>
> So when cursor stays on #:some-function and M-. is pressed
> slime says "No known definition for: #:some-function (in :cl-user)"
>
> As a workaround I temporarily insert (in-pakcage :some-lib) above the
> (defpackage ).
>
> But it would be convenient if slime understood that the within the :expor=
t
> option of defpackage the symbols belong to the package being defined
> and not to the closest (in-package ).
>
> So that the proposal for consideration of the slime maintainers.
>
> Best regards,
> - Anton
>
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https://kerno.org/~luis/

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<div dir=3D"auto">That makes sense. There already exist other similar exten=
sions to M-. that allow it to find local functions for instance. See the sl=
ime-mdot-fu contrib.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Che=
ers,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Lu=C3=ADs=C2=A0</div><div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 2 Sep 2022 at 03:43=
, Anton Vodonosov &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">avodonosov@ya=
ndex.ru</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>Hello.</div><div>=C2=
=A0</div><div>People may want to open package.lisp of some library to study=
 the public API,</div><div>and quickly navigate to definition of any symbol=
 from the :export list,</div><div>in order to read the docstring.</div><div=
>=C2=A0</div><div>I use slime-edit-definition (with the M-. shortcut) for n=
avigation to docstrings.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>But that usually does n=
ot work from within of (defpackage ) form,</div><div>because slime determin=
es the current package based on the (in-package)</div><div>at the top of th=
e file and usually package files have</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div><div>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0(in-package :cl-user)</div><div><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0(defpackage :som=
e-lib</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (:export #:some-function</div><div>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 #:anothe=
r-function</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0...))</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>S=
o when cursor stays on #:some-function and M-. is pressed</div><div>slime s=
ays &quot;No known definition for: #:some-function (in :cl-user)&quot;</div=
><div>=C2=A0</div><div>As a workaround I temporarily insert (in-pakcage :so=
me-lib) above the (defpackage ).</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>But it would be=
 convenient if slime understood that the within the :export</div><div>optio=
n of defpackage the symbols belong to the package being defined</div><div>a=
nd not to the closest (in-package ).</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>So that the=
 proposal for consideration of the slime maintainers.</div><div>=C2=A0</div=
><div>Best regards,</div><div>- Anton</div></div></blockquote></div></div>-=
- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_si=
gnature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Lu=C3=ADs Oliveira<br><a href=3D"https://kerno.or=
g/~luis/" target=3D"_blank">https://kerno.org/~luis/</a></div></div>

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