alt Hacker NewsAre you sure this is actually makes a difference in your build?
Mine doesn't have the SB-INTERPRETER package, so I doubt binding the variable has an effect.
Are you sure this is actually makes a difference in your build?
Mine doesn't have the SB-INTERPRETER package, so I doubt binding the variable has an effect.
When calling EVAL it can be much faster to use the interpreter than to go through the compiler. This has bitten me in the past. A faster compiler would get around that.
One of the competing open Common Lisp implementations, CCL, has a much faster compiler (albeit one that produces worse code). This can be useful in development.