[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] body should allow mixing declarations with expressions

[Abdulaziz Ghuloum]

On Mar 12, 2007, at 3:45 AM, Per Bothner wrote:

> Abdulaziz Ghuloum wrote:
>> Then I don't see how quoting that sentence was relevant to your
>> proposal.  There is no weakness; and there is no pile of features
>> necessary to support what you want to do.
>
> My proposal is for *removing a restriction*.  Those quotes were
> to show why my proposal should be adopted.

But you just showed how you *can* mix definitions and expressions:

On Mar 12, 2007, at 1:42 AM, Per Bothner wrote:
> Right - you can replace
>   EXPR
> by
>   (define UNUSED1 (begin EXPR (unspecified)))
> which is what 5.92 does for top-level bodies.

So I don't count that as a restriction, only an inconvenience.  And
just for the record, I'm not arguing against your proposal.  I just
don't buy your rationale.

Aziz,,,