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

String syntax, or Transient Symbol syntax

2014-11-25 Thread Loyall, David
Hello. I am having some trouble working with Strings or Transient Symbols. (I'll call them strings for now.) Consider this string: ^(a+)\) In picoLisp, I must enter that as: \^(a+)\\) See, the escaping syntax is a pretty heavy burden for the types of strings I work with...

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 heavy burden