[r6rs-discuss] A different take on libraries

[AndrevanTonder]

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, MichaelL at frogware.com wrote:

> I think there's another way to go, though. Imagine, for example, that
> libraries were designed the way that records are. Imagine that there was a
> procedural layer, and that the syntax was built on top of the procedural
> layer.

I don't think that would work.  Libraries are similar to "lambda" in the 
sense that they have to control compile-time visibility of bindings.  This 
cannot be done with procedures, just like "lambda" cannot be simulated with 
procedures.

Cheers
Andre