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From: smcl@sytex.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Subject: Re: *print-circle*
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Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 22:25:22 GMT
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barmar@nic.near.net (Barry Margolin) writes:

> In article <F3kguc1w165w@sytex.com> smcl@sytex.com (Scott McLoughlin) writes:
> >        Another implementation question. How to implement
> >(*print-circle* t) semantics?  I'm specifically interested
> 
> The top-level PRINT/WRITE has to make two passes through the object.  The

Howdy,
        OK. Cool. Clarification: this means that calling structure
:print-function's twice per logical "WRITE" is OK? (Don's see why not
but want to make sure.)
        Clarification: We similarly "run" a format spec twice?
        Thanks.

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