[R6RS] Re: Ambiguities with Kent's modules

Michael Sperber sperber
Sat Feb 26 09:45:39 EST 2005


>>>>> "RK" == Richard Kelsey <kelsey at s48.org> writes:

RK>    From: Michael Sperber <sperber at informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>
RK>    Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:05:49 +0100

RK>    I've got a favor to ask---could you post one or two examples about the
RK>    ambiguities arising from the interaction between Kent-style modules,
RK>    macros and DEFINE?

RK> Do you mean the ambiguities that arise from using the
RK> environment to expand a macro whose expansion may
RK> affect the environment?  This isn't unique to Kent-style
RK> modules; it shows up with ordinary internal DEFINE.

RK>    Yes, I know.  But for Kent, the motivation for internal DEFINE goes
RK>    hand in hand with the motivation for his module system.

RK> I just wanted to be sure that that was the issue you had in mind.

I really would like to see the complexity issue explained
better---it'd be great if you could write up those examples :-)

-- 
Cheers =8-} Mike
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