Re: [racket-users] Fully expanded programs grammar: print-values

['Paulo Matos' via Racket Users]

On 06/02/2019 21:09, Shu-Hung You wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 9:42 AM 'Paulo Matos' via Racket Users
> <racket-users@googlegroups.com <mailto:racket-users@googlegroups.com>>
> wrote:
>>
>>
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>> On 06/02/2019 16:00, Shu-Hung You wrote:
>> > print-values is a normal identifier introduced by the racket/base's
>> > macro module-begin. It is a (private) function defined in
>> > racket/private/modbeg.
>> >
>> That's sort of surprising. I actually expected fully expanded programs
>> to be evaluable by the user. This obviously can't happen if it expands
>> to private functions.
>>
> 
> Actually, the fully expanded programs _can_ be evaluated by the users.
> It is possible to first expand an input program then pass the result to
> eval. The identifier has the right binding information, referencing to
> the private function in racket/private/modbeg, and that module will be
> instantiated because racket/base depends on it.
> 

Thanks for the clarification and reference. Actually after reading what
you said, it makes total sense and what I tried to do was completely
ridiculous. :)

-- 
Paulo Matos

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