[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] `#\newline' should be reinstated

[Ludovic Courtès]

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Submitter:      Ludovic Courtès
Email:          ludovic.courtes at laas.fr
Type of Issue:  Defect
Priority:       Major
Component:      Language
Report:         Revised^5.94 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme
Summary:        `#\newline' should be reinstated

`#\newline' was removed from the language (see Appendix E of R5.94RS).
However, to my knowledge, the motivations for this change we not
clarified.

Conversely, people on the `r6rs-discuss' list acknowledged that removing
it may be a gratuitous nuisance [0].

I suggest either reinstating it or a least discussing the rationale for
removing it.

Thanks,
Ludovic.

[0] http://lists.r6rs.org/pipermail/r6rs-discuss/2007-June/002519.html