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[Chicken-users] Re: Modules and environments
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felix |
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[Chicken-users] Re: Modules and environments |
Date: |
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:39:59 +0000 (UTC) |
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Peter Bex <Peter.Bex <at> xs4all.nl> writes:
>
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:27:26AM -0700, Kon Lovett wrote:
> > The "environments" extension is tolerated but not
> > endorsed. As an example, the "apropos" extension does not use the
> > "environments" extension but instead relies on undocumented calls.
>
> That's a good sign that something's wrong. If the apropos egg did not
> exist and I would have to write it, I'd start by using the environments
> egg. If that doesn't work, I'd consider the environments egg broken.
>
> > I suggest re-opening the debate.
>
> Consider it re-opened ;)
>
Hi!
The environments egg is not fully compatible with the module system.
In fact, I think it shouldn't be used at all. Modules provide a
renaming context for source code and are conceptually not
inspectable runtime structures.
cheers,
felix
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, (continued)
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Thomas Chust, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Peter Bex, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Thomas Chust, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Peter Bex, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Thomas Chust, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Peter Bex, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Thomas Chust, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Peter Bex, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Kon Lovett, 2009/08/30
- Re: [Chicken-users] Modules and environments, Peter Bex, 2009/08/30
- [Chicken-users] Re: Modules and environments,
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