define generic definition in DRM, options?

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• Subject: define generic definition in DRM, options?
• From: nospam@gacela.demon.co.uk (Glenn Rogers)
• Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 19:15:02 -0400 (EDT)
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Silly question time.

I was reading the definition of a generic function in the DRM

    define { adjective }* generic name parameter-list [ options ]
    ...
    options
        comma-property-list
    ...
    The options are alternating keywords and values. No options are 
    defined by the language. They may be supplied by individual 
    implementations.

What are the options supposed to be used for?  Do any of the existing 
implementations actually use them?  

It's got me curious.


Glenn

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