> So I believe what happens is that use of :REQUIRE triggers the automatic
> generation of a REQUIRE-SYSTEM for the corresponding module, and then its
> loading, when necessary, is handled by REQUIRE. Yes?
>
Well, :REQUIRE triggers the generation of a REQUIRE-SYSTEM only if the
implementation doe
Faré wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Robert Goldman wrote:
>> Faré wrote:
>>> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Robert Goldman wrote:
The :REQUIRE directive seems undocumented.
Under what circumstances is it acceptable?
>>> If I remember the intent and interpret the
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Robert Goldman wrote:
> Faré wrote:
>> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Robert Goldman wrote:
>>> The :REQUIRE directive seems undocumented.
>>>
>>> Under what circumstances is it acceptable?
>>>
>> If I remember the intent and interpret the source code correctl
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Robert Goldman wrote:
> The :REQUIRE directive seems undocumented.
>
> Under what circumstances is it acceptable?
>
If I remember the intent and interpret the source code correctly,
it is always acceptable, but highly non-portable, and is thus better
guarded by a
Faré wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Robert Goldman wrote:
>> The :REQUIRE directive seems undocumented.
>>
>> Under what circumstances is it acceptable?
>>
> If I remember the intent and interpret the source code correctly,
> it is always acceptable, but highly non-portable, and is thu
