On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 18:27 -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > This is Scheme, not C. > > > The time functions should return a NUMBER. I'm disgusted (sorry) with > the retreat from Scheme's excellent numeric system. Implementations > can return whichever format number suits them best. Let the interface > declare the accuracy of the returned value as well--as a number.
While I agree with you in principle, I cannot imagine any use for complex numbers in the time interface. I think that the time interface can be complete and consistent with REAL numbers. Bear _______________________________________________ r6rs-discuss mailing list r6rs-discuss@lists.r6rs.org http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss