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Function Names

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If a function is defined by defun, labels, or flet, then the debugger will print the actual function name after the open parenthesis, like:

(STRING-UPCASE "test case" :START 0 :END NIL) ((SETF AREF) #\(\backslash\)a "for" 1)
Otherwise, the function name is a string, and will be printed in quotes:
("DEFUN MYFUN" BAR) ("DEFMACRO DO" (DO ((I 0 (1+ I))) ((= I 13))) NIL) ("SETQ *GC-NOTIFY-BEFORE*")
This string name is derived from the defmumble form that encloses or expanded into the lambda, or the outermost enclosing form if there is nodefmumble.



Peter Van Eynde 2000-02-08