andreasg@ganglion.colorado.edu (Andreas Girgensohn) (02/27/91)
Which of the two functions is supposed to be a generic function? X3J13 88-002R doesn't mention describe-object at all. In Symbolics CLOS, describe is a regular function that calls describe-object for CLOS objects. Has there been a change in the standard or does the Symbolics implementation violate the standard? Andreas Girgensohn andreasg@cs.colorado.edu
djk@cs.columbia.edu (David Kurlander) (02/27/91)
According to Steele II, describe-object is the method, and describe is the regular function. Lucid CLOS conforms to this. Incidentally, Keene's book states that describe is a method, but she appears to have it wrong. David