Helmut Rohrbacher wrote at 02/26/2012 07:18 PM:
What macro voodoo do I need to harness in order to be able to implement the first definition syntax where the /args ... -> body/ segments need not be wrapped in parens?
I think that the difficulty is due to using old "syntax-rules". Nowadays, "syntax-rules" is a hobby for the patient, like building model ships in bottles.
I suggest forgetting about "syntax-rules", and using Ryan Culpepper's "syntax-parse" instead.
With "syntax-parse", be sure to look at the documentation for splicing syntax classes.
Don't be intimidated by the large documentation on "syntax-parse" -- "syntax-parse" is a very nice tool, and is worth learning if you are doing anything that isn't trivial in "syntax-rules".
Alternatively, you could also do your "function" macro in "syntax-case", which is a big step up from "syntax-rules", but "syntax-parse" is an even better friend.
P.S., If you really want to use "syntax-rules", then Joe Marshall's "syntax-rules" primer teaches enough that you can figure out how to implement your "function" macro. http://hipster.home.xs4all.nl/lib/scheme/gauche/define-syntax-primer.txt
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