[Chicken-janitors] Re: #441: equal? may not recurse into closures

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#441: equal? may not recurse into closures
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  Reporter:  felix           |       Owner:                   
      Type:  change request  |      Status:  new              
  Priority:  major           |   Milestone:  4.7.0            
 Component:  core libraries  |     Version:  4.6.x            
Resolution:                  |    Keywords:  equal? procedures
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Comment(by alaric):

 I think that `eq?` is probably good enough for procedures, on account of
 the slipperiness of defining equality for them.

 However, should `equal?` be extended to terminate on circular data (as
 R7RS may end up requiring), then recursing into procedures will also be
 good enough (and, indeed, perhaps slightly more useful than `eq?`).

 One underlying issue is: Who compares procedures, anyway? What are their
 intentions and wishes?

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