On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 6:37 AM, Christian Stigen Larsen <c...@sublevel3.org>wrote:
> Hi, > > are procedure definitions allowed outside of begin-blocks? In John Cowan's > overview of R7RS, > > http://trac.sacrideo.us/wg/raw-attachment/wiki/WikiStart/overview.pdf > > it appears so: > > (define-library (hello) > ; ... > (define (hello-world) > ; ...)) > > contra > > (define-library (hello) > ; ... > (begin > (define (hello-world) > ; ...))) > > The 8th draft doesn't seem to allow anything other than the seven library > declarations mentioned in 5.6.1, implying that definitions must appear > inside (begin ...). > > If this is the intention, I think the draft should either state so > explicitly or show it as part of the example library in 5.6.2. > Yes, this is the intention, thanks for bringing it up. We've already clarified some of the language on this. It's important that there be a simple, static separation of Scheme code and library declarations in order that define-library can be translated into the native module system. -- Alex
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