On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 04:51:09PM +0200, felix winkelmann wrote: > Hi, folks! > > > Please find some initial documentation about the new module > system and explicit renaming macros here: > > https://chicken.wiki.br/svn/chicken-eggs/chicken/branches/hygienic/manual/Modules%20and%20macros > > (user anonymous, password empty, as usual)
Thanks for writing this up! It's a very clear document in most points, especially the examples on explicit renaming are excellent. The documentation on 'syntax' could use some example code, the current description is a little terse. Small aside: There's now wiki syntax for procedure and syntax definitions at http://chicken.wiki.br/wiki-syntax-chicken Using this will make the wiki more easily scannable by automatic tools in the future. At least, we hope it will :) > Feedback is welcome. I'm not sure on the module syntax, but found > this one (taken from psyntax) to be relatively natural and simple. Yeah, I mostly agree. It is slightly annoying that all code inside the module always ends up indented with such a system, though. (minor advantage: it allows you to let one file define more than one module) > Different naming and syntax are still possible, of course. I always liked the external definitions from the old scheme 48 system, but they're not as simple. Cheers, Peter -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth
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