+ ;; FIXME: this is possibly a little strong as
+ ;; conditions go. Ideally we would want to detect
+ ;; which, if any, of the method parameters are
+ ;; being set, and communicate that information to
+ ;; e.g. SPLIT-DECLARATIONS. However, the brute
+ ;; force method doesn't really cost much; a little
+ ;; loss of discrimination over IGNORED variables
+ ;; should be all. -- CSR, 2004-07-01