Re: [Chicken-users] callbacks without having a C_toplevel()

[felix winkelmann]

On 8/25/05, Daniel B. Faken <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> I take this back.. It seems that macros are not available
>  -- not even require-extension! -- in CHICKEN_eval_string() & friends.
> 
> (require 'ID) works, but if I try (include "chicken-more-macros"),
> 'include' is not defined either.
> 
> I know this is a tricky issue (deciding what is available without
> requiring include/require/require-for-syntax), but I assume
> this is not the desired behaviour?

The current darcs head has `require-extension' available by default,
in addition, evaluating `(require-extension chicken-more-macros)' should
work now.

> 
> On another note: (require 'library) fails, even in csi:
>   _______   _     __
>  / ___/ /  (_)___/ /_____ ___
> / /__/ _ \/ / __/  '_/ -_) _ \
> \___/_//_/_/\__/_/\_\\__/_//_/
> 
> Version 2, Build 106 - linux-unix-gnu-x86 - [ dload ]
> (c)2000-2005 Felix L. Winkelmann
> #;1> (require 'library)
> Error: (require) can not load extension: library
> 

Yes, because it doesn't make much sense: you need the library
to have eval, which provides `require'... 


cheers,
felix