Re: [Chicken-hackers] R6RS

[Elf]

In a word, yes.

In multiple words, R6 is an abomination before the Lord.

R7 is in the works and will probably be supported provided the mistakes of
R6 are not repeated, which they won't be.

-elf

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:

> So the extraordinary compiler Stalin is sliding into obscurity, because
> it remains stuck at r4rs, with nobody having done anything to bring it
> up-to-date.
>
> Chicken Scheme can be talked into being r5rs, which is great, though
> it's not obvious sometimes what needs to be done.
>
> But r6rs has been out a while.  I think we should create a "punchlist"
> of to-do items, with the goal being to get r6rs compliance in the
> not-too-distant future.  With the version 4 macro system in place, this
> shouldn't be too far off.
>
> And yet, we have a quote from Felix Winkelmann from a couple years ago
> saying it will never happen, and "R6RS must die".
>
> Is this still the rule?
>
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