Arguments: configuration
Configurations contain information about the Lisp environment. The
current configuration is the value of (configuration *system*). Among
the information stored is the desired value for many standard global
variables. These globals are set to these values when the system is
initialized. Changing a value in the configuration changes the current
value of the global. Accessors are typically named with a symbol named
the same as the global variable but without the surrounding stars (if
any).
This function accesses the value of the read-base property, which
corresponds to the *read-base* global variable. This
variable controls the interpretation of integers read by the
system. Integers are read in the base which is the value of
*read-base*. (Floating-point numbers are, on the other hand, always
read in base 10.) Note that if the value of *read-base* is greater
than 10, some values, such as a1, which previous was read as a symbol
will be read as a number.
read-base is a property of the configuration class.
You can examine and change configuration options with the inspector. Choose Tools | Inspect System Data | Configuration Options.
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