Re: SHADOWING-IMPORT doesn't

[Jeff Dalton <jeff%aiva.edinburgh.ac.uk@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk>]

> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 87 22:13:37 -0500
> From: quiroz@edu.rochester.cs

> Now, (shadowing-import 'kcl-edit:ed) works.  (shadowing-import
> 'defsystem:defsystem) doesn't.  Same for 'sloop:sloop.

The difference is that ED is inherited from "LISP" while DEFSYSTEM and
SLOOP are present in "USER", not inherited.  SHODOWING-IMPORT does the
right thing when shadowing an inherited symbol -- the problem is that,
when the symbol is not inherited, it signalls an error.

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