Re: [pro] Sensible interpretation of declarations in CLOS

In an ideal world, yes, but ECL must currently stick to an environment (C) which does not allow for dynamic recompilation (no clang embedded yet).

A bit off-topic, but have you ever tried compiling ECL with TCC? That seems to be the best C compiler for use as a linkable library, but it only has machine code generators for a few platforms. It seems that not having a compiler around is a not unusual property for Common Lisp deployment (ECL, Parenscript, Thinlisp, commercial implementations, older implementations) and is something that the ANSI standard is IMO too strict in requiring. Vladimir