I'm sure CL syntax will work for my needs. I'm not sure that anyone will like how I might use it to make code more portable. :) That could also stand some discussion.
Almost OT, ClojureCLR already extends the reader syntax to accommodate symbols naming types with really bad characters in them, using a modified form of |-escaping from CL. It allows symbols such as | System.Collections.Generic.IList`1[System.Int32]| -- backquotes and square brackets are a bit problematic, but to fit in with how types are handled, I need manifest symbols with CLR-compatible names. (Unless we either define a new syntax or allow type synonyms or ... .) Described in https://github.com/richhickey/clojure-clr/wiki/CLR-Interop . Making something like this official would be most helpful, particularly if read-time conditionalization comes in and this construct might get seen by the regular Clojure reader. -David On Nov 3, 2:47 pm, Stuart Halloway <stuart.hallo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had to make minor changes to algorithms in a few places. Could > > the original have been written to make porting easier? I can think of > > a few ways to do that, but the best ways require read-time > > conditionalization and Rich is against that. Would writing against > > clojure.java.io instead of directly against java.io have helped. Not > > much. Copy and edit is about the only real solution. > > I don't think the "against that" part is true (any longer?). We have been > talking about adding read-time conditionalization in Clojure > 1.4:http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/Cross-Dialect+Enhancements > > AFAIK nobody has taken any time to look at it, other than a hand-waving > "start by presuming Common Lisp syntax and approach is decent and see where > that falls down." > > Would love to leave the Conj with this done, or with somebody fired up to do > it. > > Stu > > Stuart Halloway > Clojure/corehttp://clojure.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
