[r6rs-discuss] put-datum

From: Alan Watson <alan>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:35:26 -0500

The description of put-datum in section 8.2.12 says:

"However, it is that, if the written external representation is read
back via get-datum, get-datum will return an object equal (in the sense
of equal?) to datum."

This is a bit mangled. I suggest:

"However, if the written external representation is read back via
get-datum, get-datum will return an object equal (in the sense of
equal?) to datum."

In addition to eliminating "it is that", I also changed "read back in"
to "read back", but that's a style call.

Even so, this statement is not always true because put-datum does not
write a trailing delimiter. Therefore, I suggest:

"However, if the written external representation is read back in via
get-datum (and provided either the external representation does not
require a trailing delimiter or an appropriate trailing delimiter is
written after the external representation), get-datum will return an
object equal (in the sense of equal?) to datum."

Regards,

Alan
Received on Wed Jun 27 2007 - 19:35:26 UTC