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Re: Prefix, not postfix (poll) Ben Goetter 11 Apr 2006 22:43 UTC

>> Syntax-rules should treat keywords as valid /identifier/s in a
>> production.  I am thinking of the ":" token in Scsh SRE syntax.
>>
> Why?  Keywords are a new type, so they should be used as valid
> identifiers in syntax just like numbers, strings, and booleans
>

Either way.  Per R5RS 7.1.5, one of /pattern datum/ or /pattern
identifier/ needs emending.