| The function excl::make-static-array is described in my version 4.2
| documentation, but it doesn't seem to exist in version 4.3?
| 
| Has this been deprecated, and is there some other function available to
| provide the same service?

yes, it has been deprecated.  the 4.3 documentation actually has a passage
on just this.  see page 15-29 in the 4.3 user guide.

in brief, use the keyword argument :allocation with value the :static to
`make-array'.  other possible values are :old and :new with the obvious
meaning.

#\Erik