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Re: [Scheme-reports] multiple values module



> You are misled.  Chibi's implementation (or its strategy anyway) is
> allowed by the R5RS, which states that the effect of returning a number
> of values that a continuation is not expecting is undefined.

> Sorry, you really can't do that without breaking compatibility with many
> implementations.

If your Scheme accepts (values 1 (values 1 2 3) 3) [1], your Scheme is 
broken.

I think Eli said it was nonsensical, I completely agree.

Cheers

leppie

Disclaimer: IronScheme is broken too in that respect.

[1] Or (values 1 (list (values 1 2 3)) 3) if your Scheme tries to be a 
little more clever. 


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