Am Sa., 2. Dez. 2023 um 11:00 Uhr schrieb Daphne Preston-Kendal <
d...@nonceword.org>:

> Here are some problems with SRFI 251:
>
> • It’s not what existing implementations do when presented with mixed
> bodies;
>
> • It doesn’t map cleanly onto letrec*;
>
> • It’s compatible neither with the R6RS expansion order for all bodies,
> nor with the R6RS top-level program body semantics;
>
> • If you insert a new line between definitions, the scoping rules suddenly
> change.
>

+4

Moreover, I am somewhat puzzled that a new SRFI proposing essentially a
> minor variant on SRFI 245 was accepted for consideration while 245 is still
> in draft status, without this proposal having been made on the mailing list
> there first to see if there was interest in taking it up. (True, 245 is now
> in last call. But if this proposal had been made on the mailing list, it
> would have been a reason to pause finalization until the discussion was
> resolved.)
>

Nothing will be lost if the finalization of SRFI 245 is put on hold.

Marc

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