resident-function

Arguments: func

Returns a fully loaded function corresponding to func, which must be a function object (not a symbol). If the function object is already fully loaded and a garbage collection has updated pointers, the function object is simply returned. If the function object is a stub (that is, it was libfasl loaded and no action to force complete loading has occurred), the full definition (i.e. all the call-time info) is loaded and then the complete function object is returned.

As we said above, func must be a function object, not a symbol. Thus, to get the fully loaded version of the function named by the symbol foo, evaluate the following form:

Several actions besides calling resident-function will cause a stub function to be fully loaded. These actions are:

1. calling resident-function on the function object (as we have said);
2. calling the function;
3. calling arglist to get the argument list;
4. disassembling the function;
5. compiling a call to the function; and
6. writing the function as a constant to a fasl file.

See Libfasl loading in loading.htm for more information on libfasl loading.

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Created 2002.2.26.