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@@ -15370,16 +15370,16 @@ For a description of the arguments, semantics and return value, refer to the
.code replace
function.
-.coNP Functions @ listp and @ proper-listp
+.coNP Functions @ listp and @ proper-list-p
.synb
.mets (listp << value )
-.mets (proper-listp << value )
+.mets (proper-list-p << value )
.syne
.desc
The
.code listp
and
-.code proper-listp
+.code proper-list-p
functions test, respectively, whether
.meta value
is a list, or a proper list, and return
@@ -15400,7 +15400,7 @@ The empty list
is a list, and a cons cell is a list.
The
-.code proper-listp
+.code proper-list-p
function returns
.code t
only for proper lists. A proper list is
@@ -15409,10 +15409,21 @@ either
or a cons whose
.code cdr
is a proper list.
-.code proper-listp
+.code proper-list-p
traverses the
list, and its execution will not terminate if the list is circular.
+Dialect Note: in \*(TX 137 and older,
+.code proper-list-p
+is called
+.codn proper-listp .
+The name was changed for adherence to conventions and compatibility with other
+Lisp dialects, like Common Lisp. However, the function continues to be
+available under the old name. Code that must run on \*(TX 137 and older
+installations should use
+.codn proper-listp ,
+but its use going forward is deprecated.
+
.coNP Function @ length-list
.synb
.mets (length-list << list )
@@ -40318,7 +40329,7 @@ substring matches. For instance
is a possible completion for
.codn list ,
as is
-.codn proper-listp .
+.codn proper-list-p .
If no completions are found, then the BEL character is sent to the terminal
to generate a beep or a visual alert indication. The listener returns to