Hello, > The problem is that modules are resolved at compile-time, in addition to > run-time, so there just can’t be circular dependencies.
It's true that a module couldn't depend, at compile-time, on a module that was only available at run-time. However, I think we could handle circular dependencies as long as all of the modules involved were available at compile-time. I would even say that this is one more instance of the general principle that people shouldn't have to do things that computers are able to do for them - in this case, you shouldn't have to manually order your syntax definitions and uses when your computer can do a graph search for you. > Besides, I think it’s generally a problem from an engineering viewpoint > when cycles are introduced. This sounds like it could be true, but it's so general I don't know how to respond. Could you talk more about it, or give an example? > So my feeling is that Guile should be able to detect cycles and warn > users. Yes, at a minimum cycle detection would be good. Noah
