rename-package

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Allegro CL

ANSI Common Lisp

11 Packages

11.2 Dictionary of Packages

11.2.8 rename-package

Function

Syntax:

rename-package package new-name &optional new-nicknames

package-object

Arguments and Values:

package - a package designator.

new-name - a package designator.

new-nicknames - a list of string designators. The default is the empty list.

package-object - the renamed package object.

Description:

Replaces the name and nicknames of package. The old name and all of the old nicknames of package are eliminated and are replaced by new-name and new-nicknames.

The consequences are undefined if new-name or any new-nickname conflicts with any existing package names.

Examples:

 (make-package 'temporary :nicknames '("TEMP"))  #<PACKAGE "TEMPORARY">
 (rename-package 'temp 'ephemeral)  #<PACKAGE "EPHEMERAL">
 (package-nicknames (find-package 'ephemeral))  ()
 (find-package 'temporary)   NIL
 (rename-package 'ephemeral 'temporary '(temp fleeting))
 #<PACKAGE "TEMPORARY">
 (package-nicknames (find-package 'temp))  ("TEMP" "FLEETING")

See Also:

make-package

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

None.