[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Replacing the import's "for" syntax with implicit phasing

From: Abdulaziz Ghuloum <aghuloum>
Date: Thu Nov 16 21:21:49 2006

On Nov 16, 2006, at 12:50 PM, Felix Klock wrote:

> On Nov 15, 2006, at 1:03 AM, Abdulaziz Ghuloum wrote:
>
>> Now that we have defsyntax, we can use it in another library:
>>
>> (library definlined
>> (export definlined)
>> (import (for defsyntax ???))
>> (defsyntax#0 (definlined name value)
>> (defsyntax#1 (name) value)))
>>
>> Spend a minute or two to try to puzzle out the import phases for
>> defsyntax.
>
> My initial thought is that the import phase for defsyntax is just
> 'run'; yes, defsyntax appears in the right hand side of the macro
> definition of definlined, but only as part of something that is going
> to go into the produced code when the use of definlined is expanded,
> not something that is going to be run at expansion time of definlined.

I believe you are right--it could've been just 'run'; I think, though I
don't remember my initial reason. Maybe my mind was out of phase at
that time! But now that my phases are inferred correctly, I don't have
to worry anymore. :-)

Aziz,,,
Received on Thu Nov 16 2006 - 21:21:38 UTC