[R6RS] Library / filesystem mapping

[Anton van Straaten]

Michael Sperber wrote:
> Anton van Straaten <anton at appsolutions.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>1. Should we specify some kind of manifest format, to support 
>>machine-readable metadata about a library, such as author name, 
>>description, home URL, etc. (and possibly optional properties)?  
> 
> 
> No.

OK, I'll go along with that unless I hear otherwise from anyone else.

>>2. Should we recommend an archive format for distributing libraries, and 
>>if so, what?
> 
> 
> There is already a non-normative appendix on this subject.

Yes, but it seems to me that if we're going so far as to specify a file 
hierarchy format, then recommending a common way to package that for 
portable distribution wouldn't be a bad idea.  You think the UTF-8 text 
file is sufficient?

Anton