[r6rs-discuss] A different take on libraries

From: Trent Buck <trentbuck>
Date: Wed Nov 15 09:20:00 2006

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 12:43:12AM -0500, MichaelL_at_frogware.com wrote:
> With libraries, though, the syntax is the only layer we get.
>
> I think there's another way to go, though. Imagine, for example, that
> libraries were designed the way that records are. Imagine that there was a
> procedural layer, and that the syntax was built on top of the procedural
> layer.
>
> With this approach, library syntax would change over time, but the changes
> would occur on top of a common foundation. And so the changes would be
> portable--or, at least, they'd have a fighting chance.

+1

This has been worrying me, also. AFAICT there's no way to portably
extend R5.91RS library syntax. I'd like this addressed by a formal
comment.
-- 
Trent Buck, Student Errant
Received on Wed Nov 15 2006 - 09:19:13 UTC

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