Re: [slime-devel] Avoid low apply limit

Martin Simmons martin@lispworks.com replied:

Lynn> Neither CMUCL nor Allegro use *PRINT-LENGTH* to control the number of Lynn> elements printed for an array. Furthermore, the Common Lisp HyperSpec Lynn> says nothing about arrays in its description of *PRINT-LENGTH*.

I think it should, because it is covered by "list-like syntax" in the last paragraph. Also see 22.1.3.7 Printing Other Vectors: "The printing of vectors is affected by *print-level* and *print-length*."

__Martin

You are right. The language of the Hyperspec does allow *PRINT-LENGTH* to affect the printing of arrays, and, in fact both CMUCL and Allegro do honor its value. Ellipses are printed for elements beyond the value of *PRINT-LENGTH*.