Re: Prefix, not postfix (poll)
Eli Barzilay 11 Apr 2006 23:18 UTC
On Apr 11, Ben Goetter wrote:
>
> >> 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.
Right -- my point is that changing it to treat keyword values as
identifiers in syntax-level code would result in a horrible mess.
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