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@ -2664,12 +2664,6 @@ The default @code{class-redefinition} method, specialized for classes
with the default metaclass @code{<class>}, has the following internal
protocol.
[ *fixme* I'm not sure that I understand this sufficiently to explain
it. Also, the internals of the default class redefinition method are
extremely implementation-specific, and I'm not sure that there is that
much point trying to describe the internal protocol such that it could
be customized without going to look at the source code. ]
@code{class-redefinition @var{(old <class>)} @var{(new <class>)}}
(method)
@ -2685,15 +2679,13 @@ be customized without going to look at the source code. ]
@end itemize
The default @code{update-direct-subclass!} method invokes
@code{class-redefinition} recursively to handle the redefinition of the
subclass.
@code{class-redefinition} recursively to handle the redefinition of
subclasses.
When a class is redefined, any existing instance of the redefined class
will be modified for the new class definition before the next time that
any of the instance's slot is referenced or set. GOOPS modifies each
instance by calling the generic function @code{change-class}. [ *fixme*
Actually it sometimes calls @code{change-class} and sometimes
@code{change-object-class}, and I don't understand why. ]
instance by calling the generic function @code{change-class}.
The default @code{change-class} method copies slot values from the old
to the modified instance, and initializes new slots, as described in