Re: prin1-to-string noescape parameter

[Oleh Krehel <o.krehel@tue.nl>]

>>>> The issue is that if I have `foo.bar` in the code, and then I re-format
>>>> my code by:
>>>>
>>>> - read text
>>>> - delete text
>>>> - manipulate lisp object
>>>> - insert manipulated lisp object
>>>>
>>>> And now my code contains `foo\.bar`, although I don't want it.
>>>
>>> By passing the text through the lisp reading you are discarding all
>>> redundancy, so it is impossible in general to get back the original
>>> representation.
>>
>> Not possible in general, but the thing that I want can be done
>> by changing slightly the condition at line 240 of print.c
>
> No, you can't.  You have already discarded all necessary information.

Of course it's possible.
Since `foo.bar' and `foo\.bar' is the same symbol, why not
print it as "foo.bar" always? It looks better like this
in the source code anyway, and the reader has no problem with it.

regards,
Oleh