0.6.10:

[sbcl.git] / src / code / symbol.lisp

diff --git a/src/code/symbol.lisp b/src/code/symbol.lisp
index c0292ac..2ba6558 100644 (file)
--- a/src/code/symbol.lisp
+++ b/src/code/symbol.lisp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 (in-package "SB!IMPL")
 
-(file-comment
-  "$Header$")
-
 (declaim (maybe-inline get %put getf remprop %putf get-properties keywordp))
 
 (defun symbol-value (variable)
@@ -38,15 +35,8 @@
   "VARIABLE must evaluate to a symbol. This symbol's special value cell is
   set to the specified new value."
   (declare (type symbol variable))
-  (cond ((null variable)
-        (error "Nihil ex nihil, NIL can't be set."))
-       ((eq variable t)
-        (error "Veritas aeterna, T can't be set."))
-       ((and (boundp '*keyword-package*)
-             (keywordp variable))
-        (error "Keywords can't be set."))
-       (t
-        (%set-symbol-value variable new-value))))
+  (about-to-modify variable)
+  (%set-symbol-value variable new-value))
 
 (defun %set-symbol-value (symbol new-value)
   (%set-symbol-value symbol new-value))
@@ -203,6 +193,7 @@
       (setf (symbol-function new-symbol) (symbol-function symbol))))
   new-symbol)
 
+;;; FIXME: This declaration should be redundant.
 (declaim (special *keyword-package*))
 
 (defun keywordp (object)
@@ -247,9 +238,9 @@
 (defvar *gentemp-counter* 0)
 (declaim (type unsigned-byte *gentemp-counter*))
 
-(defun gentemp (&optional (prefix "T") (package *package*))
+(defun gentemp (&optional (prefix "T") (package (sane-package)))
   #!+sb-doc
-  "Creates a new symbol interned in package Package with the given Prefix."
+  "Creates a new symbol interned in package PACKAGE with the given PREFIX."
   (declare (type string prefix))
   (loop
     (let ((*print-base* 10)