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Re: [Chicken-users] vector-copy! compatibility and handling + what else
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John Cowan |
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Re: [Chicken-users] vector-copy! compatibility and handling + what else changed around -extend? |
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Tue, 5 Mar 2013 04:20:05 -0500 |
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Peter Bex scripsit:
> I did run into this incompatibility yesterday, as well. I think
> the SRFI-43 definition is superior, as it allows you to cleanly indicate
> copying a subsection of one vector to a subsection of another, and
> it's more intuitive for people used to srfi-13's string-copy! procedure.
SRFI-43 is also R7RS in this case.
> I think it would be nice if we could support both signatures for a while,
> deprecating the old one. If others agree I'll make a CR for this.
Sounds like a plan.
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