If I compile a files named ttt.lisp I get another file named ttt.abcl.  If I then type:

(load "ttt")

abcl loads "ttt.lisp".  As in many other lisps, it would be nice if load used the following algorithm:

1.  If a file extension is explicitly named, use it.  i.e.

    (load "ttt.lisp")
         or
    (load "ttt.abcl")

2.  If the user types:

    (load "ttt")

and there is only ttt.lisp OR ttt.abcl (but not both) load the one it finds.

3.  If both exist, load the one with the latest modification date.



This would allow code or users to load files (without the extension) and always (and automatically) get the correct one.

Thanks.

Blake McBride