3 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/interp/br-data.boot b/src/interp/br-data.boot
index 7de0092d..bc0554a5 100644
--- a/src/interp/br-data.boot
+++ b/src/interp/br-data.boot
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ ancestorsRecur(conform,domform,pred,firstTime?) == --called by ancestorsOf
   pred = tableValue($done,conform) => nil   --skip if already processed
   parents :=
     firstTime? and ($insideCategoryIfTrue or $insideFunctorIfTrue) =>
-      $lisplibParents
+      dbPrincipals constructorDB op
     parentsOf op
   originalConform :=
     firstTime? and ($insideCategoryIfTrue or $insideFunctorIfTrue) => $form
diff --git a/src/interp/define.boot b/src/interp/define.boot
index f5517e3e..ee3236ab 100644
--- a/src/interp/define.boot
+++ b/src/interp/define.boot
@@ -1055,12 +1055,10 @@ compDefineCategory2(form,signature,specialCases,body,m,e,
     $domainShell := eval [op',:[MKQ f for f in sargl]]
     dbConstructorModemap(constructorDB op') := [[parForm,:parSignature],[true,op']]
     $lisplibCategory:= formalBody
+    dbPrincipals(db) := getParentsFor(db,$FormalMapVariableList,$lisplibCategory)
     if $LISPLIB then
-      $lisplibParents  :=         
-        getParentsFor(db,$FormalMapVariableList,$lisplibCategory)
       $lisplibAncestors := computeAncestorsOf($form,nil)
-      form':=[op',:sargl]
-      augLisplibModemapsFromCategory(form',formalBody,signature')
+      augLisplibModemapsFromCategory([op',:sargl],formalBody,signature')
     dbBeingDefined?(db) := false
     [fun,$Category,e]
 
@@ -1421,11 +1419,9 @@ compDefineFunctor1(df is ['DEF,form,signature,nils,body],
     --  5. give operator a 'modemap property
     modemap := [[parForm,:parSignature],[true,op']]
     dbConstructorModemap(constructorDB op') := modemap
-    if $LISPLIB then
-      $lisplibCategory := modemap.mmTarget
-      $lisplibParents  :=         
-        getParentsFor(db,$FormalMapVariableList,$lisplibCategory)
-      $lisplibAncestors := computeAncestorsOf($form,nil)
+    $lisplibCategory := modemap.mmTarget
+    dbPrincipals(db) := getParentsFor(db,$FormalMapVariableList,$lisplibCategory)
+    $lisplibAncestors := computeAncestorsOf($form,nil)
     $insideFunctorIfTrue:= false
     if $LISPLIB then
       if not $bootStrapMode then
diff --git a/src/interp/lisplib.boot b/src/interp/lisplib.boot
index 5d1446bc..7c03dce3 100644
--- a/src/interp/lisplib.boot
+++ b/src/interp/lisplib.boot
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ compConLib1(fun,infileOrNil,outfileOrNil,auxOp,editFlag,traceFlag) ==
   $PrettyPrint: local := 'T
   $LISPLIB: local := 'T
   $lisplibPredicates: local := nil
-  $lisplibParents: local := nil
   $lisplibAncestors: local := nil
   $lisplibModemapAlist: local := nil
   $lisplibSlot1 : local := nil   --used by NRT mechanisms
@@ -472,7 +471,6 @@ compDefineLisplib(df:=["DEF",[op,:.],:.],m,e,prefix,fal,fn) ==
   $LISPLIB: local := 'T
   $op: local := op
   $lisplibPredicates: local := nil -- set by makePredicateBitVector
-  $lisplibParents: local := nil
   $lisplibAncestors: local := nil
   $lisplibModemapAlist: local := nil
   $lisplibSlot1 : local := nil   -- used by NRT mechanisms
@@ -604,7 +602,7 @@ finalizeLisplib(ctor,libName) ==
   writeAttributes(ctor,removeZeroOne dbAttributes db,$libFile)
   lisplibWrite('"predicates",removeZeroOne  $lisplibPredicates,$libFile)
   lisplibWrite('"abbreviation",dbAbbreviation constructorDB ctor,$libFile)
-  writePrincipals(ctor,removeZeroOne $lisplibParents,$libFile)
+  writePrincipals(ctor,removeZeroOne dbPrincipals db,$libFile)
   writeAncestors(ctor,removeZeroOne $lisplibAncestors,$libFile)
   lisplibWrite('"documentation",finalizeDocumentation ctor,$libFile)
   lisplibWrite('"slot1Info",removeZeroOne $lisplibSlot1,$libFile)