On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:01 PM, John Cowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Stefan Edwards scripsit: > >> What about loading alternative implementation of a feature, such as >> falling back onto the reference implementation of a SRFI if the Scheme >> you're using doesn't provide one? I actually think this would ease >> writing libraries likes SLIB or Nausicaa that support multiple Scheme >> implementations and have to Spackle the gaps in features between them. > > If possible that should be done using cond-expand in the module > language.
Exactly. That's the primary (and currently only) use of features. We're talking about potential secondary uses. -- Alex _______________________________________________ Scheme-reports mailing list [email protected] http://lists.scheme-reports.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scheme-reports
