[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] SRFI-39 should be made an R6RS library

[Michael Sperber]

bear <bear at sonic.net> writes:

> On Sat, 10 Feb 2007, Michael Sperber wrote:
>
>> Anyway, the behavior of Chez's thread parameters isn't covered by what
>> I meant as "hideous".  However, even Chez's thread parameters (which
>> behave the same as PLT Scheme's parameters, I believe) are problematic
>> when threads and continuations interact.  Things are simpler when
>> dynamic binding and (possibly thread-local) mutation are separate
>> mechanisms.
>
> I think that the interaction of threads and continuations is *Necessarily*
> hideous, especially in the presence of mutation.  

No.  In the absence of mutation, it's unproblematic.

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Cheers =8-} Mike
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