The NEW symbol is in the JSS package. JSS:ENSURE-COMPATIBILITY will import this symbol ( and others) into CL-USER.

In your example session, when you try to use the SHARPSIGN-DOUBLE-QUOTE macro, your repl environment is still the one from the failing CL-USER:NEW call, so the REQUIRE of JSS has not occurred (this is denoted by the "[1]" in the debugger output.

At least that's what I think is happening, as I don't have an ABCL instance running on iOS to test.

I'll clarify the JSS README when I get the chance.

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 27, 2012, at 2:27 AM, Brian Guarraci brian@ops5.com wrote:

Hi,

I recently built and ran abcl and jss, and hit some strange issues. I wonder if there's something wrong with the docs or my environment:

[tried using latest bin release and svn repo codes]

$cd abcl $./abcl

CL-USER(1): (require 'abcl-contrib) Adding jar:file:/home/bguarrac/src/abcl-src-1.0.1/dist/abcl-contrib.jar!/jss/ to ASDF. Adding jar:file:/home/bguarrac/src/abcl-src-1.0.1/dist/abcl-contrib.jar!/asdf-jar/ to ASDF. Adding jar:file:/home/bguarrac/src/abcl-src-1.0.1/dist/abcl-contrib.jar!/asdf-install/ to ASDF. Adding jar:file:/home/bguarrac/src/abcl-src-1.0.1/dist/abcl-contrib.jar!/abcl-asdf/ to ASDF. ("MOP" "CLOS" "PRINT-OBJECT" "FORMAT" "ASDF" "ABCL-CONTRIB") CL-USER(2): (require 'jss) ("LOOP" "COMPILER-TYPES" "KNOWN-FUNCTIONS" "DUMP-FORM" "OPCODES" "JAVA" "KNOWN-SYMBOLS" "COMPILER-PASS1" "COMPILER-PASS2" "JVM" "JSS") CL-USER(3): (let ((sw (new 'StringWriter))) (#"write" sw "Hello ") (#"write" sw "World") (print (#"toString" sw))) #<THREAD "interpreter" {61181C24}>: Debugger invoked on condition of type UNDEFINED-FUNCTION The function NEW is undefined. Restarts: 0: CONTINUE Try again. 1: USE-VALUE Specify a function to call instead. 2: RETURN-VALUE Return one or more values from the call to NEW. 3: TOP-LEVEL Return to top level.

CL-USER(6): (new 'StringWriter) #<THREAD "interpreter" {61181C24}>: Debugger invoked on condition of type UNDEFINED-FUNCTION The function NEW is undefined. Restarts: 0: CONTINUE Try again. 1: USE-VALUE Specify a function to call instead. 2: RETURN-VALUE Return one or more values from the call to NEW. 3: TOP-LEVEL Return to top level. [1] CL-USER(7): (jss:new 'StringWriter) #<java.io.StringWriter {49E6F7CB}>

[1] CL-USER(8): (#"write" (jss:new 'StringWriter) "hello")

#<THREAD "interpreter" {61181C24}>: Debugger invoked on condition of type READER-ERROR No dispatch function defined for #" Restarts: 0: ABORT Return to debug level 1. 1: CONTINUE Try again. 2: USE-VALUE Specify a function to call instead. 3: RETURN-VALUE Return one or more values from the call to NEW. 4: TOP-LEVEL Return to top level.

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