[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Formal comment #154 resolution not implemented

From: John Cowan <cowan>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 12:22:42 -0400

Jed Davis scripsit:

> #(23 (* 6 7) (cadr '(1 2 3)) (read) +)
>
> Does that effectively quote those subexpressions, or does it evaulate
> them and build a new vector? "Self-evaluating" indicates the former,
> but that strikes me as a least-surprise violation.

I'd say the former; #(...) is one thing, (vector ...) is another.
For that matter, on your assumption #vu8(a b c d e) should work too.

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                John Cowan <cowan at ccil.org>

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