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C00002 00002	 the matching function  
C00005 00003	 Macros for Unification
C00035 00004	 Choice Macros
C00040 00005	 The Unification Matcher
C00059 ENDMK
C⊗;
;;;;;;;;;; the matching function ;;;;;;;;;; 
;;;
;;; (arg 1) - p -     pattern
;;; (arg 2) - d -     data
;;; (arg 3) - alist - optional list of variables (* or ?) whose values
;;; 		      are to be retained during the match, much like the
;;;		      = variables below.
;;; elements of a pattern:
;;;	? 	- matches anything
;;;	* 	- matches one or more expressions
;;;	?<atom> - like "?", but sets ?<atom> to thing matched
;;;	*<atom>	- like "*", but sets *<atom> to list of things matched
;;;	=<atom>	- matched against value of <atom>
;;;	(restrict <one of above ?-variables> <pred1> <pred2> .....)
;;;		- the predi must eval to non-nil
;;;	$r, ⊗r  - same as RESTRICT
;;;	(restrict <one of above *-variables> <pred1> <pred2> .....)
;;;		- the predi must eval to non-nil when given the list
;;;		  that is being considered for that variable as its argument
;;;	(irestrict <one of above *-variables> <pred1> <pred2> .....)
;;;		- the predi must eval to non-nil when given each element of the list
;;;		  that is being considered for that variable as its argument 
;;;		  (done incrementally). So %MATCH will apply these predicates as
;;;		  it scans the input.
;;;	$ir,⊗ir - same as irestrict
;;;
;;; (%match p d <variables to retain>) attempts to match p against d
;;; (%continue-match p d <variables to retain>) attempts to get the next
;;;		  possible match between p and d (by different *-variable
;;;		  bindings.
;;; (catch-match <form>) will intercept any backtracks, used in RESTRICT
;;;  clauses.
;;*PAGE
;;; Macros for Unification
(DECLARE (SETSYNTAX 35. 2 35.))
(DECLARE (SPECIAL %/#CONTINUE %/#CONTINUE-STACK %/#RETAIN %/#CE %/#ALIST COMPILE-MACROS UMATCH-ALIST))
(declare (special %/#full-predicate %/#OCCURS))
(setq %/#full-predicate ())
(declare (fasload struct fas dsk (mac lsp)))

;;; %/#CONTINUE is T if this is a rematch. %/#RETAIN says
;;; whether or not to save information for a rematch
;;; %/#CONTINUE-STACK saves * information for the rematch
(SETQ %/#CONTINUE NIL %/#CONTINUE-STACK NIL %/#RETAIN NIL COMPILE-MACROS NIL %/#OCCURS () UMATCH-ALIST ())

(DEFUN %%OCCURS (X L)
       (COND ((MEMQ L (CDR (ASSQ X %/#OCCURS))) T)
	     ((EQ X L) ())
	     (T (%%OCCURS1 X L L))))

(DEFUN %%OCCURS1 (X L TOP)
       (COND ((NULL L) ())
	     ((EQ X L) (LET ((ENTRY (ASSQ X %/#OCCURS)))
			    (COND (ENTRY
				   (NCONC ENTRY `(,TOP)))
				  (T (PUSH `(,X . (,TOP))
					   %/#OCCURS))))
		       T)
	     ((ATOM L) ())
	     (T (OR (%%OCCURS1 X (CAR L) TOP)
		    (%%OCCURS1 X (CDR L) TOP)))))

(MACRODEF MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (X) (CONS '-SPECIAL-FORM- X))

(MACRODEF SPECIAL-FORM (X)
 (LET QQQ ← X DO
	  (COND ((%%SPECIAL-FORMP QQQ)
		 '-SPECIAL-FORM-)
		(T QQQ))) )

(MACRODEF %%CHAR1 (ATOM) 
       ;; returns the 1st character of an atom.
       (COND ((EQ (TYPEP ATOM) 'SYMBOL) (GETCHAR ATOM 1.))))

(MACRODEF REAL-ATOM (%/#X)(AND %/#X (ATOM %/#X))) 



(DECLARE (SPECIAL -SEEN-))

(DEFUN %%CHECK (L)
  ((LAMBDA(-SEEN-)
    (%%CHECK1 L)) ())) 

(DEFUN %%CHECK1 (L)
 (COND ((MEMQ L -SEEN-) L)
       ((ATOM L) L)
       ((HUNKP L) (PUSH L -SEEN-) L)
       ((EQ (CAR L) '-SPECIAL-FORM-)
	(CDR L))
       ((MEMQ (CAR L) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R $IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR $CH $CHOOSE))
	(CADR L))
       (T 
	(PUSH l -SEEN-)
	(CONS (%%CHECK1 (CAR L) )
	      (%%CHECK1 (CDR L))))))  

(MACRODEF PROCESSED-SPECIAL-FORMP (X)
	  (LET ((Q X))
	       (COND ((ATOM Q) ())
		     (T (EQ (CAR Q) '-SPECIAL-FORM-)))))

(MACRODEF ALL-TRUE (FUN %/#L)
 (APPLY 'AND 
	(MAPCAR 
	 (FUNCTION  
	  (LAMBDA (%Q%)
		   (COND ((OR (RESTRICTP %Q%)
			      (%%SPECIAL-FORMP %Q%)
			      (FUNCALL FUN %Q%)) 
			      T))))
		     %/#L)))

(MACRODEF RESTRICTP (%/#X) (AND (NOT (ATOM %/#X))
			     (MEMQ (CAR %/#X) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R $IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR))))


(MACRODEF EXCHANGE (X Y)
  ((LAMBDA (Q)
	   (SETQ X Y)
	   (SETQ Y Q))
   X))


(DEFUN %%SPECIAL-FORMP (X)
       (COND (%/#FULL-PREDICATE ())
	     ((ATOM X)
	      (OR (EQ X '-SPECIAL-FORM-)
		  (AND (NOT (EQ X '=))
		       (MEMQ (%%CHAR1 X) '(? * =)))))
	     (T (OR (EQ (CAR X) '-SPECIAL-FORM-)
		    (RESTRICTP X))))  )

(MACRODEF CLAUSE-?-RESTRICTIONS (P D CP CD ALIST)
	  (COND
	   ((EQ (CADAR P) '?)
	    ;;; normal case of ($r ? ...)
	    (COND ((%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D))
		   (SETQ P (CONS (CONS '-SPECIAL-FORM- (CAR P)) (CDR P)))
		   (EXCHANGE P D)(EXCHANGE CP CD))
		  (T 
		   (SETQ P (CDR P) D (CDR D))))
	    (GO UMATCH)) 
	   ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR P)) '?)
	    ;;; case of ($r ?foo ...)
	    ((LAMBDA (%T%) 
	      (COND (%T% (SETQ P (CONS (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%)) (CDR P)))
			 (GO UMATCH))
		     (T 
		      (LET ((SPECP ())(RESTRP ()))
		      (COND (
		      (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
		       (COND 
			((%%OCCURS (CADAR P) (COND ((RESTRICTP (CAR D))
						    (CADAR D))
						   (T (CAR D))))
			 ())
			((%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D))
			 (LET ((G (GENSYM))
			       (ALIST ALIST))
			      (COND ((RESTRICTP (CAR D))
				     (COND ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR D))
						'?)
					    (SETQ SPECP T RESTRP T)
					    (PUSH (CONS (CADAR D) G) ALIST))))
				    ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR D)) '?)
				     (SETQ SPECP T)
				     (PUSH (CONS (CAR D) G) ALIST)))
			  (COND ((PROCESSED-SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D))
				 (%%UMATCH (CDR D) (CDR P) CD CP
				    (CONS (CONS (CAR P)
						G) ALIST) NOBIND))
				(T (%%UMATCH D P CD CP 
					     (CONS (CONS (CAR P)
							 G) ALIST) NOBIND)))))
			(T (%%UMATCH (CDR P)(CDR D) CP CD
				     (CONS (CONS (CADAR P)
						 (CAR D))
					   ALIST) NOBIND)))  
		       )
		      (CASEQ NOBIND
			     (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CADAR P) . ,(%%CHECK (CAR D)))
					 UMATCH-ALIST)
				   (COND (SPECP
					  (COND (RESTRP
						 (PUSH `(,(CADAR D) . ,(%%CHECK (CADAR P)))
						       UMATCH-ALIST))
						(T (PUSH `(,(CAR D) . ,(%%CHECK (CADAR P)))
							 UMATCH-ALIST))))))
			     (() (SET (CADAR P) (%%CHECK (CAR D)))
				 (COND (SPECP
					(COND (RESTRP
					       (SET (CADAR D) (%%CHECK (CADAR P))))
					      (T (SET (CAR D) (%%CHECK (CADAR P))))))))
			     (T ()))
		      (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T ))
			    (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT ())))))))
	      (ASSQ (CADAR P) ALIST)))))

(MACRODEF CLAUSE-*-RESTRICTIONS (P D CP CD ALIST)
	  (COND ((EQ (CADAR P) '*)
		 ((LAMBDA (L)
			  (COND (%/#CONTINUE
				 ;(OR %/#CONTINUE-STACK (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
				 ;;; initialize for continuation
				 (SETQ L (PROG2 NIL (CAR %/#CONTINUE-STACK)
						(SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK 
						      (CDR %/#CONTINUE-STACK))))
				 (SETQ D (DO ((L L (CDR L))
					      (D D (CDR D)))
					     ((NULL L) D)))
				 (COND ((NULL D)
					(SETQ P (CDR P))
					(GO UMATCH))))
				(T (SETQ L NIL)))
			  ;;; try all possibilities
			  (DO ((L L (NCONC L (NCONS (CAR D))))
			       (SP (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
			       (OD D OD)
			       (OP P OP)
			       (D D (CDR D))
			       (E (CONS NIL D) (CDR E)))
			      ((NULL E) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
			      (COND ((APPLY 'AND
					    (MAPCAR 
					     (FUNCTION
					      (LAMBDA (Q)
						      (COND
						       ((FUNCALL Q L)
							T))))
					     (CDDAR P))) 
				     (COND 
				      ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
					       (COND
						((AND L
						      (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR OD)))
						 (%%UMATCH
						  OD OP CD CP ALIST NOBIND))
						(T 
						 (%%UMATCH (CDR P) D CP CD
							   ALIST NOBIND))) 
					       )
				       (AND SP
					    (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
					       (%%UMATCH L
							 (NCONS (MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (CAR P)))
							 CP CD
							 (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L) ALIST) NOBIND)))
				       (AND %/#RETAIN 
					    (SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK
						  (CONS L %/#CONTINUE-STACK)))
				       (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T )))))))
		  NIL))
		((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR  P)) '*)
		 ((LAMBDA (%T%) 
			   (COND (%T% (COND((APPLY 'AND
						   (MAPCAR
						    (FUNCTION
						     (LAMBDA (Q)
							     (COND 
							      ((FUNCALL Q (CDR %T%))
									T))))
						     (CDDAR P)))
						   (SETQ P (APPEND 
							    (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%)) (CDR P)))
							 (GO UMATCH)) 
						   (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))))
				       (T ((LAMBDA(L)
					    (COND (%/#CONTINUE
						   (SETQ L (SYMEVAL (CAR P)))
						   (SETQ D (DO ((L L (CDR L))
								(D D (CDR D)))
							       ((NULL L) D)))
						   (COND ((NULL D)
							  (SETQ P (CDR P))
							  (GO UMATCH))))
						  (T (SETQ L NIL)))
					    (DO ((L L (NCONC L (NCONS (CAR D))))
						 (SP (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
						 (OP P OP)
						 (OD D OD)
						 (D D (CDR D))
						 (E (CONS NIL D) (CDR E)))
						((NULL E) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
						(COND
						 ((APPLY
						   'AND
						   (MAPCAR
						    (FUNCTION
						     (LAMBDA (Q)
							     (COND((FUNCALL Q L)
								   T))))
						    (CDDAR P)))
						  (COND 
						   ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
							    (COND 
							     ((AND L
								   (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR OD)))
							      (%%UMATCH OD OP CD CP
									(CONS
									 (CONS (CADAR P) 
									       (CONS 
										(CONS 
										 '-SPECIAL-FORM- 
										 (CAR OD))
										(CDR L)))
									 ALIST) NOBIND))  
							     (T (%%UMATCH 
								 (CDR P) D CP CD
								 (CONS
								  (CONS (CADAR P) 
									L)
								  ALIST) NOBIND))  )
							    )
						    (AND SP
							 (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
							    (%%UMATCH L
								      (NCONS (MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (CAR P)))
								      CP CD
								      (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L) ALIST) NOBIND)))
						    (CASEQ NOBIND
							   (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CADAR P) . ,(%%CHECK L))
								UMATCH-ALIST))
							   (() (SET (CADAR P) (%%CHECK L)))
							   (T ()))
						    (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T )))))))   
					   NIL))))
				 (ASSQ (CADAR P) ALIST)))))  
(MACRODEF CLAUSE-*-IRESTRICTIONS (P D CP CD ALIST)
	  (COND ((EQ (CADAR P) '*)
		 ((LAMBDA (L)
			  (COND (%/#CONTINUE
				 ;(OR %/#CONTINUE-STACK (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
				 ;;; initialize for continuation
				 (SETQ L (PROG2 NIL (CAR %/#CONTINUE-STACK)
						(SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK 
						      (CDR %/#CONTINUE-STACK))))
				 (SETQ D (DO ((L L (CDR L))
					      (D D (CDR D)))
					     ((NULL L) D)))
				 (COND ((NULL D)
					(SETQ P (CDR P))
					(GO UMATCH))))
				(T (SETQ L NIL)))
			  ;;; try all possibilities
			  (DO ((L L (NCONC L (NCONS (CAR D))))
			       (F (CAR D)(CAR D))
			       (SP (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
			       (D D (CDR D))
			       (E (CONS NIL D) (CDR E)))
			      ((NULL E) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
			      (COND ((APPLY 'AND
					    (MAPCAR 
					     (FUNCTION
					      (LAMBDA (Q)
						      (COND
						       ((OR (NULL L)
							    (RESTRICTP F)
							    (%%SPECIAL-FORMP F)
							    (FUNCALL Q F))
							T))))
					     (CDDAR P))) 
				     (COND 
				      ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
					       (COND ((AND L
							   (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
						      (%%UMATCH D (CDR P) CD CP ALIST NOBIND))
						     (T (%%UMATCH (CDR P) D CP CD
								  ALIST NOBIND)))
					       )
				       (AND SP
					    (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
					       (%%UMATCH L
							 (NCONS (MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (CAR P)))
							 CP CD
							 (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L) ALIST) NOBIND)))
				       (AND %/#RETAIN (SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK
							    (CONS L %/#CONTINUE-STACK)))
				       (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T )))))))
		  NIL))
		((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR  P)) '*)
		 ((LAMBDA (%T%) 
			   (COND 
			    (%T% 
			     (COND
			      ((APPLY 
				'AND
				(MAPCAR
				 (FUNCTION
				  (LAMBDA (Q)
					  (COND ((OR (RESTRICTP %T%)
								(ALL-TRUE Q %T%))
								T))))
					  (CDDAR P)))
				 (COND ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
						(%%UMATCH
						 (CAR P)(CAR D) () () ALIST NOBIND)
						)
					(SETQ P (APPEND (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%)) (CDR P)))
					      (GO UMATCH)) 
					(T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () 
						   ))))  
				 (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))))
			       (T ((LAMBDA(L)
				    (COND (%/#CONTINUE
					   (SETQ L (SYMEVAL (CAR P)))
					   (SETQ D (DO ((L L (CDR L))
							(D D (CDR D)))
						       ((NULL L) D)))
					   (COND ((NULL D)
						  (SETQ P (CDR P))
						  (GO UMATCH))))
					  (T (SETQ L NIL)))
				    (DO ((L L (NCONC L (NCONS (CAR D))))
					 (F (CAR D)(CAR D))
					 (OD D OD)
					 (SP (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
					 (OP P OP)
					 (D D (CDR D))
					 (E (CONS NIL D) (CDR E)))
					((NULL E) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
					(COND
					 ((APPLY
					   'AND
					   (MAPCAR
					    (FUNCTION
					     (LAMBDA (Q)
						     (COND ((OR (NULL L)
								(RESTRICTP F)
								(%%SPECIAL-FORMP F)
								(FUNCALL Q F))
							    T))))
					    (CDDAR P)))
					  (COND 
					   ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
						    (COND ((AND L
								(%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR OD)))
							   (%%UMATCH OD OP CD CP
								     (CONS
								      (CONS (CADAR P)
									    (CONS (CONS 
										   '-SPECIAL-FORM- 
										   (CAR OD)) (CDR L)))
								      ALIST) NOBIND))  
							  (T 
							   (%%UMATCH (CDR P) D CP CD
								     (CONS
								      (CONS (CADAR P) L)
								      ALIST) NOBIND)))
						    )
					    (AND SP
					    (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
						    (%%UMATCH L
							      (NCONS (MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (CAR P)))
							      CP CD
							      (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L) ALIST) NOBIND)))
					    (CASEQ NOBIND
						   (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CADAR P) . ,(%%CHECK L))
							       UMATCH-ALIST))
						   (() (SET (CADAR P) (%%CHECK L)))
						   (T ()))
					    (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T )))))))
				   NIL))))
			     (ASSQ (CADAR P) ALIST)) ))) 
		  
(MACRODEF CLAUSE-?-VARIABLE (P D CP CD ALIST)
 ((LAMBDA (%T%) 
   (COND (%T% (SETQ P (CONS (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%)) (CDR P)))
		    (GO UMATCH))
	  (T 
	   (LET ((SPECP ())
		 (RESTRP ()))
	   (COND 
	    ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
	      (COND ((%%OCCURS (CAR P) (COND ((RESTRICTP (CAR D))
						(CADAR D))
					       (T (CAR D))))
		     ())
		    ((%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D))
		     (LET ((G (GENSYM))
			   (ALIST ALIST))
			  (COND ((RESTRICTP (CAR D))
				 (COND ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR D))
					    '?)
					(SETQ SPECP T RESTRP T)
					(PUSH (CONS (CADAR D) G) ALIST))))
				((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR D)) '?)
				 (SETQ SPECP T)
				 (PUSH (CONS (CAR D) G) ALIST)))
			  (COND ((PROCESSED-SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D))
				 (%%UMATCH (CDR D) (CDR P) CD CP
				    (CONS (CONS (CAR P)
						G) ALIST) NOBIND))
				(T (%%UMATCH D P CD CP 
					     (CONS (CONS (CAR P)
							 G) ALIST) NOBIND)))))
		    (T 
		     (%%UMATCH (CDR P)(CDR D) CP CD
			       (CONS (CONS (CAR P)(CAR D))ALIST) NOBIND))) 
	      )
	     (CASEQ NOBIND
		    (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CAR P) . ,(%%CHECK (CAR D)))
				UMATCH-ALIST)
			  (COND (SPECP
				 (COND (RESTRP
					(PUSH `(,(CADAR D) . ,(%%CHECK (CAR P)))
					      UMATCH-ALIST))
				       (T (PUSH `(,(CAR D) . ,(%%CHECK (CAR P)))
					       UMATCH-ALIST))))))
		    (() (SET (CAR P) (%%CHECK (CAR D)))
			(COND (SPECP
			       (COND (RESTRP
				      (SET (CADAR D) (%%CHECK (CAR P))))
				     (T (SET (CAR D) (%%CHECK (CAR P))))))))
		    (T ()))
	     (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T ))  
	    (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () )))))))   
   (ASSQ (CAR P) ALIST)))
  
(MACRODEF CLAUSE-* (P D CP CD ALIST)
 ((LAMBDA (L)
	  (COND (%/#CONTINUE
		 ;(OR %/#CONTINUE-STACK (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
		 ;;; initialize for continuation
		 (SETQ L (PROG2 NIL (CAR %/#CONTINUE-STACK)
				(SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK 
				      (CDR %/#CONTINUE-STACK))))
		 (SETQ D (DO ((L L (CDR L))
			      (D D (CDR D)))
			     ((NULL L) D)))
		 (COND ((NULL D)
			(SETQ P (CDR P))
			(GO UMATCH))))
		(T (SETQ L NIL)))
	  ;;; try all possibilities
	  (DO ((L L (NCONC L (NCONS (CAR D))))
	       (D D (CDR D))
	       (SP (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
	       (E (CONS NIL D) (CDR E)))
	      ((NULL E) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
	      (COND 
	       ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
			(COND
			 ((AND L
			       (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
			  (%%UMATCH D (CDR P) CP CD ALIST NOBIND))
			 (T (%%UMATCH (CDR P) D CP CD ALIST NOBIND) ))
			)
		(AND SP
		     (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
			(%%UMATCH L
				  (NCONS (MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (CAR P)))
				  CP CD
				  (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L) ALIST) NOBIND)))
		(AND %/#RETAIN (SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK
				     (CONS L %/#CONTINUE-STACK)))
		(*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T )))))
  NIL))

(MACRODEF CLAUSE-*-VARIABLE (P D CP CD ALIST)
  ((LAMBDA (%T%) 
   (COND (%T% (SETQ P (APPEND (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%)) (CDR P)))
		    (GO UMATCH))
	  (T ((LAMBDA(L)
	       (COND (%/#CONTINUE
		      (SETQ L (SYMEVAL (CAR P)))
		      (SETQ D (DO ((L L (CDR L))
				   (D D (CDR D)))
				  ((NULL L) D)))
		      (COND ((NULL D)
			     (SETQ P (CDR P))
			     (GO UMATCH))))
		     (T (SETQ L NIL)))
	       (DO ((L L (NCONC L (NCONS (CAR D))))
		    (D D (CDR D))
		    (SP (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR D)))
		    (E (CONS NIL D) (CDR E)))
		   ((NULL E) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
		   (COND 
		    ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
			     (%%UMATCH (CDR P) D CP CD
				       (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L)
					     ALIST) NOBIND)
		      )
		     (AND SP
			  (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
				  (%%UMATCH L
					    (NCONS (MAKE-SPECIAL-FORM (CAR P)))
					    CP CD
					    (CONS (CONS (CAR P) L) ALIST) NOBIND)))
		     (CASEQ NOBIND
			    (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CAR P) . ,(%%CHECK L))
					UMATCH-ALIST))
			    (() (SET (CAR P) (%%CHECK L)))
			    (T ()))
		     (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T )))))
	      NIL))))
   (ASSQ (CAR P) ALIST)) )     
  
(MACRODEF CLAUSE-=?-VARIABLE (P D CP CD ALIST)
  ((LAMBDA (%T%) 
	   (COND ((EQ (CAR %T%) '?)
		  ((LAMBDA (VAR)
			   ((LAMBDA (VAL)
				    (COND (VAL (SETQ P (CONS (CDR VAL) (CDR P))))
					  (T
					   (SETQ P 
						 (CONS (SYMEVAL VAR) (CDR P))))) 
				    (GO UMATCH))
			    (ASSQ VAR %/#ALIST)))
		   (IMPLODE %T%)))
		  (T 
		   ((LAMBDA (VAR)
			    ((LAMBDA (VAL)
				     (COND (VAL (SETQ P (APPEND (CDR VAL) (CDR P))))
					   (T
					    (SETQ P 
						  (APPEND (SYMEVAL VAR) (CDR P))))) 
				     (GO UMATCH))
			     (ASSQ VAR %/#ALIST)))
		    (IMPLODE %T%)))))
		  (CDR (EXPLODE (CAR P)))))   
;;; Choice Macros

(DEFMACRO CATCH-MATCH (FORM)
	  `(*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT ,FORM))

(DECLARE (SETQ DEFMACRO-FOR-COMPILING ()) 
	 (MAPEX T))

(EVAL-WHEN (COMPILE EVAL)
	   (DEFSTRUCT CHOOSER 
		      PAST-CHOICES ORIGINAL-DATA VARIABLE PREDICATES CHOICE EMPTY
		      SEARCH-LIST
		      CONSTANTP))

(DEFMACRO CHOOSEP (X) `(AND (NOT (ATOM ,X))
			    (MEMQ (CAR ,X) '($CHOOSE $CH))))

(DEFMACRO CHOOSE-VAR (X) `(CADR ,X))

(DEFMACRO EMPTY-CHOICE (X) `(EMPTY ,X))

(DEFMACRO COPY (X) `(MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA (X) X)) ,X)))

(DEFUN %%UCHOOSE-FIRST (P D)
       (%%UCHOOSER
	(MAKE-CHOOSER PAST-CHOICES () ORIGINAL-DATA D
		      CONSTANTP (AND (ATOM P) (NOT (EQ (%%CHAR1 P) '?)))
		      SEARCH-LIST D
		      CHOICE ()
		      EMPTY ()
		      VARIABLE (COND ((ATOM P) P)
				     (T (CADR P)))
		      PREDICATES (COND ((ATOM P) ())
				       ((RESTRICTP P) (CDDR P))))))

(DEFUN %%UCHOOSE-NEXT (OLD-CHOOSER)
       (%%UCHOOSER
	(MAKE-CHOOSER
	 PAST-CHOICES (PAST-CHOICES OLD-CHOOSER) 
	 ORIGINAL-DATA (ORIGINAL-DATA OLD-CHOOSER)
	 CONSTANTP (CONSTANTP OLD-CHOOSER)
	 SEARCH-LIST (SEARCH-LIST OLD-CHOOSER)
	 CHOICE ()
	 EMPTY ()
	 VARIABLE (VARIABLE OLD-CHOOSER)
	 PREDICATES (PREDICATES OLD-CHOOSER))))

(DEFMACRO NEXT-CHOICE (X) `(CHOICE ,X))

(DECLARE (*LEXPR %UMATCH))

(DEFUN %MATCH-MEMQ (P L)
       (DO ((L L (CDR L)))
	   ((NULL L) ())
	   (COND ((%UMATCH P (CAR L)) (RETURN L)))))

(DEFUN %%UCHOOSER (CHOOSER)
 (LET ((P (VARIABLE CHOOSER))
       (D (COPY (ORIGINAL-DATA CHOOSER)))
       (SL (COPY (SEARCH-LIST CHOOSER))))
      (LET ((CH ()))
	   (COND ((CONSTANTP CHOOSER)
		  (COND ((SETQ SL (%MATCH-MEMQ P SL))
			 (SETQ CH `(,(CAR SL) . ,(DELQ (CAR SL) D))) 
			 (COND ((MEMBER CH (PAST-CHOICES CHOOSER))
				(SETF (EMPTY CHOOSER) T))
			       (T (SETF (CHOICE CHOOSER) CH)
				  (SETF (SEARCH-LIST CHOOSER) (CDR SL))
				  (SETF (PAST-CHOICES CHOOSER)
					`(,CH . ,(PAST-CHOICES CHOOSER))))))
			(T (SETF (EMPTY CHOOSER) T))))
		 (T (LET ((CAND (%%USEARCH (PREDICATES CHOOSER) SL)))
			 (COND (CAND
				(SETQ CH `(,(CAR CAND) 
					   . ,(DELQ (CAR CAND)
						      D)))
				(COND ((MEMBER CH (PAST-CHOICES CHOOSER))
				       (SETF (EMPTY CHOOSER) T)) 
				      (T (SETF (CHOICE CHOOSER) CH)
					 (SETF (SEARCH-LIST CHOOSER) (CDR CAND))
					 (SETF (PAST-CHOICES CHOOSER)
					       `(,CH . ,(PAST-CHOICES CHOOSER))))))
				     (T (SETF (EMPTY CHOOSER) T))))))))  
 CHOOSER)

(DEFUN %%USEARCH (PREDS L)
       (DO ((L L (CDR L)))
	   ((NULL L) ())
	   (COND ((APPLY 'AND
			 (MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA (F)
						   (FUNCALL F (CAR L))))
				 PREDS))
		  (RETURN L)))))

(MACRODEF CHOOSE-CLAUSE (P D CP CD ALIST)
 (LET ((PAT (CHOOSE-VAR (CAR P))))
       (DO ((DAT (%%UCHOOSE-FIRST PAT D)
		 (%%UCHOOSE-NEXT DAT)))
	   ((EMPTY-CHOICE DAT) (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT ()))
	   (COND ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
			  (%%UMATCH 
			   (CONS PAT (CDR P))
			   (NEXT-CHOICE DAT) CP CD ALIST NOBIND))
		  (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T))))))

;;; The Unification Matcher
;;; Matches 2 patterns.

(declare (special %statistics %calls)(fixnum %calls))
(setq %statistics () %calls 0)
(defun %calls () %calls)
(defun %statistics (x)(and x (setq %calls 0))(setq %statistics x))

;;; (%UMATCH <pat> <data> <initial alist, optional>)
(DEFUN %UMATCH %/#n 
 (AND %STATISTICS (SETQ %CALLS (1+ %CALLS)))
 ((LAMBDA(%/#CONTINUE %/#OCCURS)
       (SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK NIL)
       (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
	      (%%UMATCH (ARG 1) (ARG 2) NIL NIL
	(COND ((< 2 %/#n)(MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA(%/#Q)(CONS %/#Q (SYMEVAL %/#Q))))
			      (ARG 3)))) ()) )) NIL NIL))

;;; (%CONTINUE-UMATCH <pat> <data> <* stack> <intitial alist, optional>)
(DEFUN %CONTINUE-UMATCH %/#n 
	((LAMBDA(%/#CONTINUE %/#OCCURS)
		(SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK (ARG 3))
		(*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
			(%%UMATCH (ARG 1)(ARG 2) NIL NIL 
				  (COND 
				   ((< 3 %/#n)
				    (MAPCAR (FUNCTION 
					     (LAMBDA (%/#Q)
						     (CONS %/#Q (SYMEVAL %/#Q))))
					    (ARG 4)))) 
				  ()) )) 
	 T ()))

;;; (%UMATCH-NOBIND <pat> <data> <initial alist, optional>)
(DEFUN %UMATCH-NOBIND %/#n 
 ((LAMBDA(%/#CONTINUE %/#OCCURS)
       (SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK NIL)
       (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
	      (%%UMATCH (ARG 1) (ARG 2) NIL NIL
	(COND ((< 2 %/#n)(MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA(%/#Q)(CONS %/#Q (SYMEVAL %/#Q))))
			      (ARG 3)))) T) )) NIL NIL))

;;; (%UMATCH-PAIR <pat> <data> <initial alist, optional>)
(DEFUN %UMATCH-PAIR %/#n 
 ((LAMBDA(%/#CONTINUE %/#OCCURS)
       (SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK NIL UMATCH-ALIST ())
       (*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
	      (%%UMATCH (ARG 1) (ARG 2) NIL NIL
	(COND ((< 2 %/#n)(MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA(%/#Q)(CONS %/#Q (SYMEVAL %/#Q))))
			      (ARG 3)))) 'PAIR) )) NIL NIL))

;;; (%%/#CONTINUE-UMATCH-NOBIND <pat> <data> <* stack> <intitial alist, optional>)
(DEFUN %%/#CONTINUE-UMATCH-NOBIND %/#n 
	((LAMBDA(%/#CONTINUE %/#OCCURS)
		(SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK (ARG 3))
		(*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
		       (%%UMATCH (ARG 1)(ARG 2) NIL NIL 
		 (COND ((< 3 %/#n)(MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA(%/#Q)(CONS %/#Q (SYMEVAL %/#Q))))
			      (ARG 4)))) T) )) 
	 T ()))

;;; (%%/#CONTINUE-UMATCH-PAIR <pat> <data> <* stack> <intitial alist, optional>)
(DEFUN %%/#CONTINUE-UMATCH-PAIR %/#n 
	((LAMBDA(%/#CONTINUE %/#OCCURS)
		(SETQ %/#CONTINUE-STACK (ARG 3) UMATCH-ALIST ())
		(*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
		       (%%UMATCH (ARG 1)(ARG 2) NIL NIL 
		 (COND ((< 3 %/#n)(MAPCAR (FUNCTION (LAMBDA(%/#Q)(CONS %/#Q (SYMEVAL %/#Q))))
			      (ARG 4)))) 'PAIR) )) 
	 T ()))

;;; %/#P is the pattern
;;; %/#D is the data
;;; %/#CP is the pattern to UMATCH against %/#CD if %/#P and %/#D UMATCH (i.e. a continuation)
;;; %/#CD is the data for the continuation
;;; ALIST is the current alist


(DEFUN %%UMATCH (%/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST NOBIND)
(PROG NIL
 UMATCH
   (OR
	(COND
	 ;;; no more pattern
	 ((AND (NULL %/#P) (NULL %/#CP))
	  ;;; so there had better be no more data, unless there are some * vars etc
	  (COND ((AND (NULL %/#D)(NULL %/#CD))
		 ;;; if this is a reUMATCH, we back up for next try
		 (COND (%/#CONTINUE (SETQ %/#CONTINUE NIL)
			(*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))
			;;; otherwise success
		       ((*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T ))))
	        ;;; more data loses in some cases
		(T (COND ((OR (ATOM %/#D)
			      (MEMQ (CAR %/#D) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R $IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR))
			      (CHOOSEP %/#D))
			  ;;; if %/#D=?<var> or = nil
			  (SETQ %/#D (NCONS %/#D) %/#P '(NIL))
			  (GO UMATCH))
			 ((EQ (CAR %/#D) '*)
			  ;;; %/#D=(* ...) could work if (CDR %/#D) is all *-variables
			  (SETQ %/#D (CDR %/#D))
			  (GO UMATCH))
			 ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#D)) '*)
			  ;;; we succeed if (CAR %/#D) = (*<var> ...) 
			  ;;; and *<var> UMATCHed 0 elements.
			  ((LAMBDA(%T%)
				   (COND (%T% (SETQ %/#D (APPEND (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%))
									      (CDR %/#D)))
						    (GO UMATCH))
					  (T (COND ((*CATCH  '%/#DECISION-POINT
						     (%%UMATCH 
						      NIL (CDR %/#D) %/#CP %/#CD
						      (CONS (CONS (CAR %/#D) NIL)
							    %/#ALIST) NOBIND) )
						    (CASEQ NOBIND
							   (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CAR %/#D) . ())
								       UMATCH-ALIST))
							   (() (SET (CAR %/#D) ()))
							   (T ()))
						    (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T ))
						   (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () )))))) 
				   (ASSQ (CAR %/#D) %/#ALIST)))
			   (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))))))
		
	 ((NULL %/#P)
	  ;;; if %/#P is null, but %/#D isn't, something is wrong sometimes
	  (COND (%/#D 
		 (COND ((OR (ATOM %/#D)
			      (MEMQ (CAR %/#D) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R $IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR))
			      (CHOOSEP %/#D))
			  ;;; if %/#D=?<var> or = nil
			  (SETQ %/#D (NCONS %/#D) %/#P '(NIL))
			  (GO UMATCH))
			 ((EQ (CAR %/#D) '*)
			  ;;; %/#D=(* ...) could work if (CDR %/#D) is all *-variables
			  (SETQ %/#D (CDR %/#D))
			  (GO UMATCH))
			 ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#D)) '*)
			  ;;; we succeed if (CAR %/#D) = (*<var> ...) 
			  ;;; and *<var> UMATCHed 0 elements.
			  ((LAMBDA(%T%)
				   (COND (%T% (SETQ %/#D (APPEND (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%))
									      (CDR %/#D)))
 						    (GO UMATCH))
					  (T (COND ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
						     (%%UMATCH 
						      NIL (CDR %/#D) %/#CP %/#CD
						      (CONS (CONS (CAR %/#D) NIL)
							    %/#ALIST) NOBIND) )
						    (CASEQ NOBIND
							   (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CAR %/#D) . ())
								       UMATCH-ALIST))
							   (() (SET (CAR %/#D) ()))
							   (T ()))
						    (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T ))
						   (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () ))))) )
				   (ASSQ (CAR %/#D) %/#ALIST)))  
			   (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT NIL ))))
			 (T (SETQ %/#P (CAR %/#CP) %/#D (CAR %/#CD) %/#CP (CDR %/#CP) %/#CD (CDR %/#CD))
			    (GO UMATCH))))
         ((AND (NULL %/#D)
	       (NOT (RESTRICTP (CAR %/#P))))
	  ;;; if %/#D is null and %/#P isn't, we can still win
	  (COND ((OR (ATOM %/#P)
		     (MEMQ (CAR %/#P) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R $IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR))
		     (CHOOSEP %/#D))
		 ;;; if %/#P=?<var> or = nil
		 (SETQ %/#P (NCONS %/#P) %/#D '(NIL))
		 (GO UMATCH))
		((EQ (CAR %/#P) '*)
		 ;;; %/#P=(* ...) could work if (CDR %/#P) is all *-variables
		 (SETQ %/#P (CDR %/#P))
		 (GO UMATCH))
		((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#P)) '*)
		  ;;; we succeed if (CAR %/#P) = (*<var> ...) and *<var> UMATCHed 0 elements.
		  ((LAMBDA(%T%)
			(COND (%T% (SETQ %/#P (APPEND (SPECIAL-FORM (CDR %T%))
								   (CDR %/#P)))
				   (GO UMATCH))
 			      (T (COND ((*CATCH '%/#DECISION-POINT
					       (%%UMATCH (CDR %/#P) NIL %/#CP %/#CD
				                        (CONS (CONS (CAR %/#P) NIL)
							      %/#ALIST) NOBIND) )
					(CASEQ NOBIND
					       (PAIR (PUSH `(,(CAR %/#P) . ())
							   UMATCH-ALIST))
					       (() (SET (CAR %/#P) ()))
					       (T ()))
			                (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT T ))
				       (T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () )))))) 
		 (ASSQ (CAR %/#P) %/#ALIST)))
		))
	 ((OR (REAL-ATOM %/#P) (REAL-ATOM %/#D)
	      (RESTRICTP %/#P)(RESTRICTP %/#D))
	  ;;; here we listify things if necessary
	  (SETQ %/#P (NCONS %/#P) %/#D (NCONS %/#D))
	  (GO UMATCH))
	 ;;; ? restrictions

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#P)))
	       (MEMQ (CAAR %/#P) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R))
	       (EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR %/#P)) '?) 
	       (NOT (NULL %/#D))
	       (APPLY 'AND
		      (MAPCAR 
        	       (FUNCTION (LAMBDA (%/#PRED) (COND ((OR (RESTRICTP (CAR %/#D))
							     (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR %/#D))
							     (FUNCALL %/#PRED (CAR %/#D)))
							T))))
		       (CDDAR %/#P)))) 
	  (COND ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR %/#P)) '?) 
		 (CLAUSE-?-RESTRICTIONS %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))
		((AND (NOT (EQ (CADAR %/#P) '=))
		      (EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR %/#P)) '=))
		 ((LAMBDA (VAR)
			  ((LAMBDA (VAL)
				   (COND (VAL 
					  (SETQ %/#P (CONS (LIST (CAAR %/#P) VAR (CDDAR %/#P))
							  (CDR %/#P)))) 
					 (T (SETQ %/#P (CONS (LIST (CAAR %/#P) VAR (CDDAR %/#P))
							    (CDR %/#P))
						  %/#ALIST (CONS (CONS VAR (SYMEVAL VAR))
								%/#ALIST)))))
			   (ASSQ VAR %/#ALIST)))
		  (IMPLODE (CDR (EXPLODE (CADAR %/#P)))))
		 (GO UMATCH))
		(T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () ))))

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#P)))
	       (MEMQ (CAAR %/#P) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R)))
	  (CLAUSE-*-RESTRICTIONS %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#P)))
	       (MEMQ (CAAR %/#P) '($IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR)))
	  (CLAUSE-*-IRESTRICTIONS %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

         ((EQ (CAR %/#P) '*)
	  ;;; (* ...)
	  (CLAUSE-* %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

	 ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#P)) '*)
	  ;;; similar for (*foo ...)
	  (CLAUSE-*-VARIABLE %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

	 ((AND (NOT (EQ (CAR %/#P) '=))
	       (EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#P)) '=))
	   ;;; (=?foo ...)
	  (CLAUSE-=?-VARIABLE %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#D)))
	       (MEMQ (CAAR %/#D) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R))
	       (APPLY 'AND
		      (MAPCAR 
        	       (FUNCTION (LAMBDA (%/#PRED) (COND ((OR (RESTRICTP (CAR %/#P))
							     (%%SPECIAL-FORMP (CAR %/#P))
							     (FUNCALL %/#PRED (CAR %/#P)))
							T))))
		       (CDDAR %/#D))))
	  (COND ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR %/#D)) '?) 
		 (COND ((NULL %/#P)(*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT ()))
		       (T (CLAUSE-?-RESTRICTIONS %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))))
		((AND (NOT (EQ (CADAR %/#P) '=))
		      (EQ (%%CHAR1 (CADAR %/#P)) '=))
		 ((LAMBDA (VAR)
			  ((LAMBDA (VAL)
				   (COND (VAL 
					  (SETQ %/#P (CONS (LIST (CAAR %/#P) VAR (CDDAR %/#P))
							  (CDR %/#P)))) 
					 (T (SETQ %/#P (CONS (LIST (CAAR %/#P) VAR (CDDAR %/#P))
							    (CDR %/#P))
						  %/#ALIST (CONS (CONS VAR (SYMEVAL VAR))
								%/#ALIST)))))
			   (ASSQ VAR %/#ALIST)))
		  (IMPLODE (CDR (EXPLODE (CADAR %/#P)))))
		 (GO UMATCH))
		(T (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () ))))

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#D)))
	       (MEMQ (CAAR %/#D) '($R RESTRICT ⊗R)))
	  (CLAUSE-*-RESTRICTIONS %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#D)))
	       (MEMQ (CAAR %/#D) '($IR IRESTRICT ⊗IR)))
	  (CLAUSE-*-IRESTRICTIONS %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))

         ((EQ (CAR %/#D) '*)
	  ;;; (* ...)
	  (CLAUSE-* %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))

	 ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#D)) '*)
	  ;;; similar for (*foo ...)
	  (CLAUSE-*-VARIABLE %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))

	 ((AND (NOT (EQ (CAR %/#D) '=))
	       (EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#D)) '=))
	   ;;; (=?foo ...)
	  (CLAUSE-=?-VARIABLE %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))

	 ((OR (EQ (CAR %/#P) '?) (EQ (CAR %/#D) '?))
	  ;;; easiest case
	  (SETQ %/#P (CDR %/#P) %/#D (CDR %/#D))
	  (GO UMATCH))

	 ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#P)) '?)
	  ;;; (?foo ...)
	  (CLAUSE-?-VARIABLE %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

	 ((EQ (%%CHAR1 (CAR %/#D)) '?)
	  ;;; (?foo ...)
	  (CLAUSE-?-VARIABLE %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))


	 ((EQ (CAR %/#P) (CAR %/#D)) 
	  ;;; easiest case
	  (SETQ %/#P (CDR %/#P) %/#D (CDR %/#D))
	  (GO UMATCH))

         ((CHOOSEP (CAR %/#P))
	  (CHOOSE-CLAUSE  %/#P %/#D %/#CP %/#CD %/#ALIST))

         ((CHOOSEP (CAR %/#D))
	  (CHOOSE-CLAUSE  %/#D %/#P %/#CD %/#CP %/#ALIST))

	 ((AND (NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#P))) 
	       (OR (NULL (CAR %/#D))(NOT (ATOM (CAR %/#D)))))
	  ;;; the big recursion
	  ;;; notice that we want nil to be a list here, not an atom
	  ;;; since ((*) ...) (nil ...) needs a chance
	  (SETQ 
	   %/#CP (CONS (CDR %/#P) %/#CP) 
	   %/#CD (CONS (CDR %/#D) %/#CD)
	   %/#P (CAR %/#P) %/#D (CAR %/#D))
	  (GO UMATCH)))
 (*THROW '%/#DECISION-POINT () )))) 
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