Re: [Chicken-users] what is "[synax]"?

[naruto canada]

On 11/4/07, Graham Fawcett <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2007 1:40 PM, naruto canada <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > hi
> >
> > I'm trying to read the foreign code document, what is "[syntax]" that
> > appears everywhere?
> > [syntax] (foreign-code STRING ...)
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> Using this case as an example, there is no procedure called "foreign-code".
> Rather there is a macro called foreign-code that, when evaluated, expands
> into some other form. In general, macros can be viewed as a way of defining
> new syntax for the language.
>
> Does that help?

Yes, thanks.

>
> G
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