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Christophe Rhodes (csr21-cantab) wrote : Re: [Bug 778760] [NEW] Wanted: WARN when redefining something with a different current *PACKAGE*

Jean-Philippe Paradis <email address hidden> writes:

> Consider the following scenario. I tried to optimize for damage even
> if it makes things more unlikely, but the underlying problem can bite
> you in much less convoluted scenarios too... I use defclass here but
> this applies to everything that defines something. The three
> files/systems are written by 3 different programmers.
>
> ;;;;; SCENARIO START

This scenario is exactly what package locks are designed for.

Christophe