Re: Remove file descriptors completely from srfi-170? Lassi Kortela 10 Sep 2020 15:55 UTC

> Why not combine open-file and
> fd->*port in one? All other procedures either take pathname or a port.

POSIX open() takes a whole bunch of flags which are relevant when
opening a pathname and don't have much to do with converting an
already-existing fd to a Scheme port.
<https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/open.html>