[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Identifiers beginning with "->" considered useless

From: John Cowan <cowan>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:18:57 -0400

William D Clinger scripsit:

> For backward compatibility, however, #\newline should
> be added as a synonym for #\linefeed. Unlike ->X,
> which has not been legal in past reports, #\newline has
> been part of Scheme for a long time, and its removal
> creates gratuitous problems for those who convert to
> R6RS.

+1

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