Re: (make-pathname :name "/root") - good/bad?



Geoffrey King <lordergeoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

In LispWorks:
(make-pathname :name "root") ; --> #p"root"
(make-pathname :name "/root") ; --> #p"/root"

In CLISP (windows):
(make-pathname :name "root") ; --> #p"root"
(make-pathname :name "/root") ; --> error

Which is the correct behaviour?

They are both correct.

Christophe
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