Re: [Chicken-users] Macros not found when using eval

[Evan Hanson]

Hi mel,

You can use the "-compile-syntax" flag with csc(1), which will include
the macro definition in the compiled code and thus make it available at
runtime. Let us know how that works out.

As for your second question, it's tough to say much without an example,
but I'm guessing you're looking at a situation like this:

   ;; foo.scm
   (module foo (kons)
     (import scheme)
     (define (kons a b)
       (cons a b)))

   ;; bar.scm
   (use foo)
   (display (eval '(kons 1 '(2 3))))  ; <--- Error: unbound variable: kons
   (newline)

To which the solution is:

   ;; bar.scm
   (eval '(use foo))
   (display (eval '(kons 1 '(2 3))))
   (newline)

This imports the module at runtime and makes it available in `eval`.

Of course if I've guessed your problem incorrectly just let us know and
we'd be happy to help with anything else.

Cheers,

Evan

On 2017-08-13 17:32, mel aise wrote:
> Hello!
> I'm having some trouble with the following program:
>
> (define-syntax kons
>  (syntax-rules ()
>    ((_ a b)
>      (cons a b))))
>
> (display (kons 1 '(2 3)))
> (newline)
> (display (eval '(kons 1 '(2 3))))
> (newline)
>
> (It's a contrived example but gets to whats going on haha)
> When run with csi everything works fine,
> but when compiled and then run, 'eval' throws an unbound variable error
>
> I may be missing something but is there a way to let 'eval' find syntax
> that has been defined?
> I'm also having a similar issue with 'use'ing a module and 'eval' not being
> able to find procedures defined in that module

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