Greetings. On 2013 Feb 27, at 01:14, Matthew Flatt <mfl...@cs.utah.edu> wrote:
> I think part of the problem is distinguishing "module declarations" > (which don't have a phase) from "module instantiations" (which are > normally phase-specific). If 'which don't have a phase' is the key phrase, how about: phase-neutral phase-independent unphased phase-exempt 'phase-invariant' prompts (to me) the question '...under what transformation?'; 'phase-independent', like 'phase-neutral', in contrast suggests that the phase isn't relevant to them. Norman > > I want an adjective for a declaration that describes a treatment of its > instances. "Phaseless" is bad, because no module declaration has a > phase, but "all-phase" has the same problem. > > "Phase-invariant" could work, although that sounds like a property that > module declarations might have even if they're not treated specially. > > How about "phase-collapsing"? That suggests more (to me) that something > special is happening. > > At Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:53:14 -0500, Ray Racine wrote: >> all-phase modules >> static modules >> static-phase modules >> phase-invariant modules >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Vincent St-Amour >> <stamo...@ccs.neu.edu>wrote: >> >>> At Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:59:01 -0500, >>> mfl...@racket-lang.org wrote: >>>> 899a327 Matthew Flatt <mfl...@racket-lang.org> 2013-02-26 14:14 >>>> : >>>> | add experimental support for "phaseless" modules >>>> | >>> >>> After reading the docs, I find the name "phaseless" confusing. IIUC, >>> these modules are not special because they have no phase, but rather >>> because they're the same at all phases. >>> >>> Would "pan-phase", "omni-phase" or "cross-phase" be an accurate >>> description? >>> >>> Vincent >>> _________________________ >>> Racket Developers list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev >>> > _________________________ > Racket Developers list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev -- Norman Gray : http://nxg.me.uk SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
