Re: [Chicken-users] Re: Debian slander?

[John Cowan]

Alex Shinn scripsit:

> The other deviations seem to be backwards-compatible
> extensions or just clarifications of compiler limitations that one
> wouldn't consider breaking conformancy.

There is letrec as letrec*, no read/write invariance for numbers, and
no bignum literals in the compiler even with the numeric egg.
There is also the limit on passed arguments, but I don't know if
that still applies in the new apply-hack world.

Still, the list is short enough now that claiming support for R5RS is
probably okay.  I'm still avoiding the magic word "conformance".
New version:

Chicken Scheme combines an optimising compiler with a reasonably fast
interpreter.  It supports R5RS and the important SRFIs.  The compiler
generates portable C code that supports tail recursion, first-class
continuations, and lightweight threads.  The interface to and from C
libraries is flexible, efficient, and easy to use.  There are hundreds
of contributed Chicken libraries that make the programmer's task easier.
The interpreter allows interactive use, fast prototyping, debugging,
and scripting.  The active and helpful Chicken community fixes bugs and
provides support.  Extensive documentation is supplied.

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