[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Requirement to detect circular lists

[Abdulaziz Ghuloum]

On Oct 2, 2006, at 7:10 AM, AndrevanTonder wrote:

> So you are stating that they run just as fast as the ones without 
> cycle detection?

I said "I wouldn't characterize [...] as adverse".  I did not state 
that they
"run just as fast as [...]".  May I ask you to quantify "adverse 
performance
problems"?   Meaning, how much of a slowdown could cycle detection incur
before it becomes an adverse performance problem?

Aziz,,,