[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] SRFI import format

From: Dave Herman <dherman>
Date: Sat Sep 30 21:59:26 2006

> One question: Is a new SRFI sequence going to be started for R6RS, or
> is the original sequence going to be kept? I'm just wondering because
> it seems that R6RS will obsolete most of the original SRFIs.

Great question.

The more I think about it, the more I think this is a proposal for the
SRFI editors, not the R6RS committee.

If I write a module that's compatible with R6RS+SRFIS(x,y,z) the only
assumptions I'm making of any Scheme are:

     1. it's a valid R6RS implementation
     2. it uses the standard SRFI import syntax
     3. it provides SRFI's x, y, and z

Requirements 1 and 3 were there anyway, and it doesn't matter who
standardizes requirement 2 as long as it's widely respected.

Questions like yours make me think the SRFI editors are better suited to
make these decisions.

Dave
Received on Sat Sep 30 2006 - 21:59:23 UTC