Re: using (in-readtable) to select a readtable

I think we should try and deprecate *readtable-alist* but keep it

i'd like to speak up against deprecation. my reason: in-readtable gives a high resolution for reader control, but i think such a high resolution is often not needed. e.g. i'm perfectly happy with our current setup where the package also defines the readtable, and thus one doesn't need to copy-paste an in-readtable form into every file. such a setup would be impossible without *readtable-alist* or an equivalent infrastructure. -- • attila lendvai • PGP: 963F 5D5F 45C7 DFCD 0A39 -- “The meta-Turing test counts a thing as intelligent if it seeks to apply Turing tests to objects of its own creation.” — Lew Mammel, Jr.