Re: Wrapping up SRFI 177: Portable keyword arguments Marc Feeley 03 Mar 2020 04:45 UTC

> On Mar 2, 2020, at 6:53 PM, John Cowan <xxxxxx@ccil.org> wrote:
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> * Since SRFI 177's main goal is compatibility with existing Scheme
> keyword systems, it will use the syntax (call/kw foo 1 2 :d 3 :e 4).
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> Good.  CL uses leading colons, they are lexically valid everywhere (as keywords or symbols), and I urge you to choose this format.
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Wasn’t the foo: syntax more common than the :foo syntax among Scheme implementations?

Marc