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Re: [Scheme-reports] Are generated toplevel definitions secret?

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Subject: Re: [Scheme-reports] Are generated toplevel definitions secret?
From: "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@x>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:56:56 -0400
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On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:14:33 -0400, Andre van Tonder <andre@x>  
wrote:

> In otehr words, definitions introduced in macros can possibly shadow  
> toplevel
> bindings, which is a major obstacle to safe hygienic macro programming.

More than a major obstacle, I would argue that this violates hygiene and  
should not be allowed in Scheme's hygienic macros.

	Aaron W. Hsu

-- 
Programming is just another word for the lost art of thinking.

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- [Scheme-reports] What happened to (UNQUOTE <expression> ...)
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