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Re: [Scheme-reports] must list-copy handle cycles?

To: Per Bothner <per@x>
Subject: Re: [Scheme-reports] must list-copy handle cycles?
From: John Cowan <cowan@x>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 17:51:49 -0400
Cc: scheme-reports <scheme-reports@x>
In-reply-to: <4FF20485.6070403@bothner.com>
References: <4FF20485.6070403@bothner.com>

Per Bothner scripsit:

> The text for list-copy seems to suggest that it must handle
> cyclic lists, but it doesn't explicitly say so.

The procedure is derived from SRFI 1, which explicitly says that circular
lists are an error.  I have added a line to the trunk to say so here too.

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