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1) TLC'c interact badly with symbol macros. For example:

? (define-symbol-macro pwd 1)
PWD
? pwd
#P"/"
? 

This wouldn't be so bad except that 2) there also seems to be a bug in the top-level command processor for TLCs that take arguments, e.g.:

? :cd "/"
#P"/"
? cd "/"
Too few arguments in call to #<Compiled-function CCL::CD (Non-Global)  #x3000405443CF>:
0 arguments provided, at least 1 required. 
? 
"/"
? 

TLC could use some documentation as well.

This just changed in the last few releases: the foreign constant #$NIL has apparently changed to #$nil. As a result, easygui fails to compile, which causes (require 'cocoa-application) to fail.

The behavior of the return key in the listener in the latest release seems to have changed in a very annoying way. The previous behavior was:

1. If the cursor was on the last line of the listener, and there was

a complete sexpr on that line, that sexpr would be evaluated.

2. If the cursor was on the last line of the listener and there was

not a complete sexpr on that line, a newline would inserted.

3. If the cursor was anywhere else in the buffer, the sexpr to the

left of the cursor would replace the last line in the buffer. (IMHO, this was not the correct behavior. The correct behavior is what Fred used to do: append the sexpr to the left of the cursor to the last line. But that's another issue.)

The new behavior, as best I can make out, is:

1. If the cursor is at the end of the buffer (not merely on the last

line) and there is a complete sexpr to the left of the cursor then the sexpr is evaluated. This is as it should be. However...

2. If the cursor is on a line other than the last, then the sexpr on

that line is copied to the last line AND it is evaluated. This is badly broken IMHO because there is no opportunity to edit the line. Now to re-use a previous line of input with changes you have to select, copy, click, and paste. Very annoying. Worse...

3. If the cursor is on the last line but not at the end of the line,

then a newline is inserted. In addition, if there was a complete sexpr on the last line, it is evaluated. However, the cursor does not drop down to the new last line. It stays where it is. This is just b0rken. It's particularly annoying because there's a bug in the listener scrolling code so that if you do this at the bottom of a window, you get output that you don't see unless you manually scroll the window down.

I'm rating this "major" because it's really messing me up, especially the last item.