[r6rs-discuss] On naming the next scheme(s) [was scheme-reports.org]

[Peter Bex]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 09:19:08AM -0400, Eli Barzilay wrote:
> On Aug 25, Peter Bex wrote:
> > I didn't know that was the case, but I'm sure even this needs a way
> > to register syntax transformers which can receive the form with
> > added environment information.  This should be standardized, so
> > syntax transformer libraries are possible in the first place.
> 
> `define-syntax' does that.

Only in the R6RS library document does it describe a generic way of
writing transformers.  The R6RS main document only allows for the
hardcoded 'syntax-rules' to appear in the transformer position.

This seems the wrong way around; this puts low-level macros in a
library and high-level macros in core.

Cheers,
Peter
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