> However within "normal" s-expressions or neotheric expressions I'd have
second thoughts. How would this be parsed?:
> foo bar
> . aaa . bbb ccc
I agree, that should be an error. It doesn't really make any sense to me
either. I expect this would continue to be ok:
aaa bbb . ccc
=>
(aaa bbb . ccc)
And the following would still be an error:
aaa bbb . ccc ddd
On November 27, 2014 6:04:47 AM EST, "Jörg F. Wittenberger"
<joerg.wittenber...@softeyes.net> wrote:
>Am 26.11.2014 um 23:32 schrieb David A. Wheeler:
>> This is a request for comment:
>> In sweet-expressions, should a line beginning with "." have the same
>semantics as wisp?
>>
>> In wisp, I understand that a line beginning with "." is interpreted
>as a sequence of expressions at the same level. E.G.,:
>> foo bar
>> . aaa bbb ccc
>> =>
>> (foo bar aaa bbb ccc).
>>
>> A "." with a single n-expression is interpreted this way now.
>Currently, it's illegal to have more than 1 n-expression on a line;
>this change would relax that rule.
>>
>> Anyway, thoughts welcome, pro or con.
>
>For indentation sensitive mode as the first element on a line: I fail
>to
>see what damage it could do. => pro
>
>However within "normal" s-expressions or neotheric expressions I'd have
>second thoughts. How would this be parsed?:
>
>foo bar
> . aaa . bbb ccc
>
>Here I'd prefer to get a parsing error. => con
>
>/Jörg
>
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