Re: Is a class object a valid method specializer?

[moon@brazil.cambridge.apple.com (David A. Moon)]

> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 12:23:43 EST
> From: kab@chestnut.com (Kim Barrett)
> 
> >> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 91 18:35:59 -0800
> >> From: Chris Richardson <cer@Franz.COM>
> >> 
> >> For example, is (defmethod foo ((x #.(find-class t))) ... ) legal?
> >
> > Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 11:49:04 
> > From: moon@brazil.cambridge.apple.com (David A. Moon)
> >
> > No in 88-002R, yes in ANSI Common Lisp.  I don't immediately remember what
> > cleanup removed the restriction.
> 
> I don't remember any such cleanup, and searching my online copies of the passed
> proposals has failed to find one.
> 
> I do remember this question being discussed some time ago.  I think the
> discussion took place on this (the clos) list, and was triggered by Moon
> mentioning a recent extension added to Symbolic's implementation to permit
> something like what Chris describes.  My recollection is that such a thing was
> considered reasonable, but it may have never gone beyond that (ie. maybe nobody
> ever got around to bringing this up for x3j13 to consider).

See page 4-15 of X3J13 draft 8.81.