[r6rs-discuss] Script exit code

[Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk]

Michael Sperber <sperber at informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:

>> 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.

What is an advantage of call/cc over a condition here?

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