[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Simplifying conditions

[AndrevanTonder]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Michael Sperber wrote:

> Unfortunately, it is not a very good match for the problems conditions
> attempt to solve.  Things get interesting when exceptional situations
> occur that have several descriptions.  These descriptions are attached
> to the condition types.  Conflating information across different
> condition types, as you suggest, would be bad, especially as field
> names are likely to be duplicate between condition types.

Understood.

> I have come to believe that the complicated way the `condition' syntax
> deals with field names is both confusing and unnecessary.  (I thought
> it was a good idea at the time we designed it; I now have more
> experience using the system.)

Any simplifications would indeed be nice.

Cheers
Andre