Re: Changing source on the fly (Was: Lisp Book(s) in the K&R Style)

In article <u3bt0968j.fsf_-_@xxxxxx>, Maks Romih <maksr@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Is it possible in CMUCL to change the source when stepping through the
> debugger? I mean, the source of the very function or loop you are
> stepping through.

I expect that you can redefine the function, but it won't affect the
current execution that's in progress. Unless the function is
inline-coded into the callers, it should affect subsequent calls to the
function.

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