Re: [Chicken-users] chicken-setup

2008-07-16 Thread Peter Bex
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:48:56PM -0700, Shawn Rutledge wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Peter Bex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think this can be solved automatically (unless we want to > > recreate Autotools or CMake) so what is needed is a way to override or > > add to existi

Re: [Chicken-users] chicken-setup

2008-07-16 Thread Elf
pkgconfig is not standard across all supported operating systems. its development is sporatic, its ability to find its own files is not always the best, it cannot support multiple versions of products (with rare and generally REALLY broken exceptions), it breaks or partially breaks compatibili

[Chicken-users] New unicode-normalization egg

2008-07-16 Thread Adam C. Emerson
Good evenong, gentle creatures, I have just packaged up the Unicode normalization stuff from Scheme48 into an egg and I would very much like to make it available. (Especially since I plan to make another egg that depends on it.) So, in accord with the tutorial on the wiki, I ask for access to Su

Re: [Chicken-users] New unicode-normalization egg

2008-07-16 Thread Mario Domenech Goulart
Hi Adam, On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:57:03 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam C. Emerson) wrote: > I have just packaged up the Unicode normalization stuff from Scheme48 > into an egg and I would very much like to make it available. > (Especially since I plan to make another egg that depends on it.) > > So

[Chicken-users] Wiki page on chicken-setup redesign

2008-07-16 Thread Peter Bex
Hi all, Elf asked me to create a wiki-page to continue the design discussion on, so here it is: http://chicken.wiki.br/chicken-setup%20redesign I've added the most important points that were raised during the discussion on this list. If I've forgotten anything, feel free to add it. Cheers, Pet

Re: [Chicken-users] hygienic chicken (getting better, but still problems)

2008-07-16 Thread Jim Ursetto
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:39 AM, felix winkelmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have tried to improve the usability of the module system and exported > macro definitions now fully close over their lexical environment. Does this work for imported bindings as well? For example, I imported begin0 fr

[Chicken-users] Open question on C binding style

2008-07-16 Thread Kon Lovett
Hi Folks, Interested in some opinions. 1) When there is a one to one mapping between a Scheme variable/ constant & a C variable/macro-constant/constant/enum should the Scheme symbol naming mirror the C naming? Should the C 'SOME_C_LIBRARY_MACCONST' identifier be mapped to the Scheme 'SOME

Re: [Chicken-users] Open question on C binding style

2008-07-16 Thread Jim Ursetto
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Kon Lovett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) When there is a one to one mapping between a Scheme variable/constant & a > C variable/macro-constant/constant/enum should the Scheme symbol naming > mirror the C naming? Should the C 'SOME_C_LIBRARY_MACCONST' identifier be

Re: [Chicken-users] Open question on C binding style

2008-07-16 Thread minh thu
2008/7/17 Jim Ursetto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Kon Lovett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 1) When there is a one to one mapping between a Scheme variable/constant & a >> C variable/macro-constant/constant/enum should the Scheme symbol naming >> mirror the C naming? Shou