> Hello all. A bit new to clojure here. Anyway I found it a bit > difficult to exit from a REPL. > Would a patch to make it give instructions (like Python's > > C:\>c:\installs\Python26\python.exe >>>> exit > Use exit() or Ctrl-Z plus Return to exit >>>> > > ) > > like that have a chance to be accepted?
Hi Roger, Thanks for asking--it is always good to start on the mailing list before going to the trouble of making a patch. A REPL exit patch would not be accepted, for the following reasons: (1) The problem, and its solution, are far from clear and compelling. Python's approach to this is not universally hailed as a good one. (2) Language features sit at the bottom of the world, and gain momentum if they solve problems nobody else can solve at a higher level. REPL interaction niceties can be solved at a higher level, and the fact that different people do it different ways is good anecdotal evidence that there need not be a one-size-fits-all solution in the language. (3) The default response for good new features is, and has to be, "No, thanks." Clojure would triple in size otherwise. > Also is there any way to contribute patches to the clojure website > itself? (maybe put it up on github too?) Instructions on the patch process are at http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/JIRA+workflow. Issues waiting for patches are at http://dev.clojure.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?mode=hide&requestId=10000. Cheers, Stu Stuart Halloway Clojure/core http://clojure.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
