[r6rs-discuss] Script exit code

[Michael Sperber]

I am posting this as an individual member of the Scheme
community.  I am not speaking for the R6RS editors.

Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk <qrczak at knm.org.pl> writes:

> I think the exit-code condition doesn't necessarily mean that the
> script is unsuccessful. It may be used as a mere non-local exit
> when the exit code is something innocent like 0.
>
> For example a parser of script parameters might exit this way when it
> recognizes --help or --version, to leave the normal control flow for
> the normal usage of the program.

For that purpose, Scheme has call/cc.  The exception mechanism is for
exceptional situations.

-- 
Cheers =8-} Mike
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