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> Datum: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:05:05 +0900
> Von: "Alex Shinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> SRFI-56 did go through a peer review - that's what the SRFI process
> is.  The reason for the withdrawal was explained on the list.  As a
> library
> of binary parsing utilities it was fine, but I felt it failed to
> adequately address
> the distinction between binary and textual files, and I didn't want to
> encourage people to build on a non-solid foundation.

Hi: 

But what is the alternative? Or what srfi comes close to srfi-56.

That kind of things of binary input output WITH big_endian or small_endian 
issues are sometimes very important.

regards, Siegfried


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