xxxxxx@gmail.com (Taylan Ulrich "Bayırlı/Kammer") writes:

> If anyone can tell from experience that the omission of ref* will only
> lead to many people defining it themselves as a utility function, then
> of course it would be better to add it to the specification.
>
> So, does anyone disagree with the rationale given for omitting it?

Just to not let this thread dangling: ref* has by now been added to the
specification, with the synonym ~ (tilde), which with its SRFI-17 setter
obsoletes the extended set! syntax.

Taylan