Re: [Chicken-users] hygienic chicken and load/link/import forms

[Kon Lovett]

On Jun 13, 2008, at 3:31 AM, Peter Bex wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 12:02:57PM +0200, felix winkelmann wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Peter Bex <address@hidden>  
> > wrote:
> > > What makes "require" different from "require-library"?
> >
> > "require" is a function, which only executes at run-time. "require- 
> > library"
> > would be a special form and expand differently, depending on whether
> > we perform static linking or dynamic linking (and such would expand  
> > into
> > "(declare (uses ...))" or "require").
>
> What's the use of the distinction?
>
> Not sure if it makes a lot of sense, but how about letting 'require'  
> do
> this always, removing require-library?  The functionality of the old
> 'require' could then be a hidden procedure local to the definition.

'require' is useful since it handles the package search.

> Cheers,
> Peter
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Best Wishes,
Kon