Re: String syntax, or Transient Symbol syntax

2014-11-26 Thread Alexander Burger
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 09:50:45AM +0100, Axel Svensson wrote: > I once wrote my own top-level REPL, if I remember correctly it was > compatible with picolisp syntax but also had the capability of adding > reader macros in the way OP desires. Let me know if you're interested, as > it might take me

Re: String syntax, or Transient Symbol syntax

2014-11-26 Thread Axel Svensson
I once wrote my own top-level REPL, if I remember correctly it was compatible with picolisp syntax but also had the capability of adding reader macros in the way OP desires. Let me know if you're interested, as it might take me a while to dig it up. On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Alexander Burge

Re: String syntax, or Transient Symbol syntax

2014-11-25 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Dave, > I am having some trouble working with Strings or Transient Symbols. > (I'll call them strings for now.) > ... > "^(a+)\)" > In picoLisp, I must enter that as: > "\^(a+)\\)" That's right. This is the syntax of the PicoLisp reader. > See, the escaping syntax is a pretty he