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TYPEP doesn't test COMPLEX

To: kcl <@sally.UTEXAS.EDU:kcl@rascal.ics.utexas.edu>
Subject: TYPEP doesn't test COMPLEX
From: Jeff Dalton <jeff%aiva.edinburgh.ac.uk@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 87 23:50:10 GMT
Posted-date: Thu, 10 Dec 87 23:50:10 GMT

(TYPEP x 'COMPLEX) always => NIL.

     KCl (Kyoto Common Lisp)  June 3, 1987

     >(typep #c(1 1) 'complex)
     NIL

This can be fixed as follows:

     (setf (get 'complex 'type-predicate) 'complexp)

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