Mikael Tillenius wrote:
> Isn't this a bit to theoretical?
Yes. I'm trying to get into the spirit of the R6RS.
> > Spanky will require all non-standard libraries to be part
> > of the same file that includes the top-level program.
> > Other R6RS-conforming systems may not allow this. Hence
> > programs that rely on non-standard libraries are not
> > portable.
>
> Why wouldn't other implementation support this? Is it forbidden/not
> recomended in the draft?
The last sentence of non-normative Appendix E:
This report does not describe a file format that
allows both libraries and programs to appear in
the same file.
> Btw who/what is Spanky?
Spanky is our nickname for Larceny's R6RS-conforming
vaporware [1]. The name honors George McFarland and
Dominar Rygel XVI.
> Are you saying the same thing as I am?
I think so.
Will
[1]
http://larceny.ccs.neu.edu/larceny-trac/wiki/SpankyMode
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