10 files changed, 21 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/src/interp/as.boot b/src/interp/as.boot
index 6aa64624..b21ad225 100644
--- a/src/interp/as.boot
+++ b/src/interp/as.boot
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ asyExtractDescription str ==
   str
 
 trimComments str ==
-  null str or str = '"" => '""
+  str = nil or str = '"" => '""
   m := MAXINDEX str
   str := SUBSTRING(str,0,m)
   trimString str
diff --git a/src/interp/database.boot b/src/interp/database.boot
index f7cff26a..00584999 100644
--- a/src/interp/database.boot
+++ b/src/interp/database.boot
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ modemapPattern(mmPattern,sig) ==
   partial := false
   for xTails in tails mmPattern repeat
     x := first xTails
-    if x is ['Union,dom,tag] and tag = '"failed" and xTails=sig then
+    if x is ['Union,dom,'"failed"] and xTails=sig then
       x := dom
       partial := true
     patvar := rassoc(x,patternAlist)
diff --git a/src/interp/diagnostics.boot b/src/interp/diagnostics.boot
index a4cd8dca..d91e3679 100644
--- a/src/interp/diagnostics.boot
+++ b/src/interp/diagnostics.boot
@@ -80,14 +80,13 @@ MESSAGEPRINT x ==
   MAPC(function MESSAGEPRINT_-1, x)
 
 MESSAGEPRINT_-1 x ==
-  x = "%l" or x = '"%l" => TERPRI()
-  string? x => PRINC x
-  IDENTP x => PRINC x
-  atom x => PRINC x
-  PRINC '"("
-  MESSAGEPRINT_-1 first x
-  MESSAGEPRINT_-2 rest x
-  PRINC '")"
+  cons? x =>
+    PRINC '"("
+    MESSAGEPRINT_-1 first x
+    MESSAGEPRINT_-2 rest x
+    PRINC '")"
+  x = "%l" or x is '"%l" => TERPRI()
+  PRINC x
 
 MESSAGEPRINT_-2 x ==
   atom x =>
diff --git a/src/interp/format.boot b/src/interp/format.boot
index 90030763..b27d07ec 100644
--- a/src/interp/format.boot
+++ b/src/interp/format.boot
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ dollarPercentTran x ==
         z1 := dollarPercentTran z
         EQ(y, y1) and EQ(z, z1) => x
         [y1, :z1]
-    x = "$" or x = '"$" => "%%"
-    x = "T$" or x = '"T$" => "T"
+    x is "$" or x is '"$" => "%%"
+    x is "T$" or x is '"T$" => "T"
     x
 
 formatSignatureAsTeX sig == 
diff --git a/src/interp/fortcall.boot b/src/interp/fortcall.boot
index 7a195749..061e1bb1 100644
--- a/src/interp/fortcall.boot
+++ b/src/interp/fortcall.boot
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ getCType t ==
 
 XDRFun t ==
   LISTP(ty := second t) =>
-    if first(ty)='"char" then '"wrapstring" else '"array"
+    if first(ty) is '"char" then '"wrapstring" else '"array"
   ty
 
 printDec(type,dec,asps,fp) ==
diff --git a/src/interp/i-eval.boot b/src/interp/i-eval.boot
index 509d247d..fff7367a 100644
--- a/src/interp/i-eval.boot
+++ b/src/interp/i-eval.boot
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ evalFormMkValue(op,form,tm) ==
   [tm]
 
 failCheck x ==
-  x = '"failed" =>
+  x is '"failed" =>
     stopTimingProcess peekTimedName()
     THROW('interpreter,objNewWrap('"failed",$String))
   x = $coerceFailure =>
diff --git a/src/interp/i-funsel.boot b/src/interp/i-funsel.boot
index dfaaef34..daaa481d 100644
--- a/src/interp/i-funsel.boot
+++ b/src/interp/i-funsel.boot
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ matchMmSigTar(t1,t2) ==
   null t1 or
     isEqualOrSubDomain(t2,t1) => true
     if t2 is ['Union,a,b] then
-      if a='"failed" then return matchMmSigTar(t1, b)
-      if b='"failed" then return matchMmSigTar(t1, a)
+      if a is '"failed" then return matchMmSigTar(t1, b)
+      if b is '"failed" then return matchMmSigTar(t1, a)
     $Coerce and
       isPartialMode t1 => resolveTM(t2,t1)
 -- I think this should be true  -SCM
diff --git a/src/interp/i-resolv.boot b/src/interp/i-resolv.boot
index da007339..38ac6a62 100644
--- a/src/interp/i-resolv.boot
+++ b/src/interp/i-resolv.boot
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ resolveTTUnion(t1 is ['Union,:doms],t2) ==
     ud := nil
     bad := nil
     for d in doms while not bad repeat
-      d = '"failed" => ud := [d,:ud]
+      d is '"failed" => ud := [d,:ud]
       null (d' := resolveTT(d,t2)) => bad := true
       ud := [d',:ud]
     bad => NIL
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ resolveTTUnion(t1 is ['Union,:doms],t2) ==
   ud := nil
   bad := nil
   for d in doms2 while not bad repeat
-    d = '"failed" => ud := append(ud,[d])
+    d is '"failed" => ud := append(ud,[d])
     null (d' := resolveTTUnion(t1,d)) => bad := true
     ud := append(ud,rest d')
   bad => NIL
diff --git a/src/interp/lisplib.boot b/src/interp/lisplib.boot
index adb03fe6..c3901bd0 100644
--- a/src/interp/lisplib.boot
+++ b/src/interp/lisplib.boot
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ findConstructorSlotNumber(domainForm,domain,op,sig) ==
   systemErrorHere ["findConstructorSlotNumber",domainForm]
  
 bustUnion d ==
-  d is ["Union",domain,utype] and utype='"failed" => domain
+  d is ["Union",domain,'"failed"] => domain
   d
  
 getSlotNumberFromOperationAlist(domainForm,op,sig) ==
diff --git a/src/interp/msgdb.boot b/src/interp/msgdb.boot
index dbb08f18..26878aac 100644
--- a/src/interp/msgdb.boot
+++ b/src/interp/msgdb.boot
@@ -563,12 +563,13 @@ brightPrint(x,out == $OutputStream) ==
 brightPrint0(x,out == $OutputStream) ==
   $texFormatting => brightPrint0AsTeX(x,out)
   if IDENTP x then x := PNAME x
+  not string? x => brightPrintHighlight(x,out)
 
   -- if the first character is a backslash and the second is a percent sign,
   -- don't try to give the token any special interpretation. Just print
   -- it without the backslash.
 
-  string? x and STRINGLENGTH x > 1 and x.0 = char "\" and x.1 = char "%" =>
+  STRINGLENGTH x > 1 and x.0 = char "\" and x.1 = char "%" =>
     sayString(SUBSTRING(x,1,NIL),out)
   x = '"%l" =>
     sayNewLine(out)
@@ -597,8 +598,7 @@ brightPrint0(x,out == $OutputStream) ==
       or stdStreamIsTerminal(1) = 0 => sayString('" ",out)
     not $highlightAllowed => sayString('" ",out)
     sayString($highlightFontOff,out)
-  string? x => sayString(x,out)
-  brightPrintHighlight(x,out)
+  sayString(x,out)
 
 brightPrint0AsTeX(x, out == $OutputStream) == 
   x = '"%l" =>