current input & output ports Taylor Campbell (17 Jun 2005 01:32 UTC)
Re: current input & output ports Alex Shinn (17 Jun 2005 01:51 UTC)
Re: current input & output ports Taylor Campbell (17 Jun 2005 04:46 UTC)
Re: current input & output ports Per Bothner (17 Jun 2005 06:46 UTC)
Re: current input & output ports Michael Sperber (17 Jun 2005 21:23 UTC)
Re: current input & output ports Taylor Campbell (17 Jun 2005 23:53 UTC)
Re: current input & output ports bear (19 Jun 2005 18:51 UTC)

Re: current input & output ports Alex Shinn 17 Jun 2005 01:51 UTC

On 6/17/05, Taylor Campbell <xxxxxx@bloodandcoffee.net> wrote:
> One thing that has always bothered me about Scheme's I/O system is the
> seemingly random presence of 'current ports.'  I haven't been able to
> find a rationale for the existence of the mechanism, and exactly what
> the 'current {input,output} port' is meant to be used for has never
> been clear to me.

How do you propose to give access to stdin and stdout?

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Alex