XEROX-TO-XBM defined only when loaded interpreted but not compiled

[pamoroso]

The XEROX-TO-XBM LispUsers module is an unmanaged Common Lisp file that defines the single function XCL-USER::XEROX-TO-XBM.

When loading the compiled file XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM with FILESLOAD no function gets defined and XEROX-TO-XBM can't be called. To define and call the function I must load the source file xerox-to-xbm.lisp with LOAD as in this session:

4_ (FILESLOAD XEROX-TO-XBM)

{DSK}<home>paolo>medley>medley>lispusers>XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM;1
compiled on 15-Sep-94 10:16:46
({DSK}<home>paolo>medley>medley>lispusers>XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM;1)
5_ (APROPOS "XEROX-TO-XBM")
XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM   -proplist: (FILE ((XEROX-TO-XBMCOMS . T)) FILEDATES ((
"15-Sep-94 10:16:46" . 
{DSK}<home>paolo>medley>medley>lispusers>XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM;1)))
NIL
6_ (LOAD '{MEDLEY}lispusers>xerox-to-xbm.lisp)

{MEDLEY}<lispusers>xerox-to-xbm.lisp;1
; Finished loading {MEDLEY}<lispusers>xerox-to-xbm.lisp;1, 2838 bytes read
{MEDLEY}<lispusers>xerox-to-xbm.lisp;1
7_ (APROPOS "XEROX-TO-XBM")
XCL-USER::XEROX-TO-XBM 
                    -function: U
XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM   -proplist: (FILE ((XEROX-TO-XBMCOMS . T)) FILEDATES ((
"15-Sep-94 10:16:46" . 
{DSK}<home>paolo>medley>medley>lispusers>XEROX-TO-XBM.LCOM;1)))
NIL

Shouldn't the compiled file have the .DFASL extension? Was the source compiled with TCOMPL instead of COMPILE-FILE?

[nbriggs]

Yes. See the documentation - Ramana says it was a dfasl.

Subject: Converter for Xerox Bitmaps to X bitmaps.
To: Lispusers^.x
cc: Rao.pa

{ERINYES}<LispUsers>medley>xerox-to-xbm.lisp
{ERINYES}<LispUsers>medley>xerox-to-xbm.dfasl