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On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 02:45:24PM -0600, scgmille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 12:03:09PM -0800, Bradd W. Szonye wrote: > > > Bradd W. Szonye wrote: > > >> A programmer cannot implement a new collection type without knowing > > >> the details of the dispatch method .... > > > > scgmille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I agree. Thats why this is mentioned in the issues. But thats a > > > 'solve once' problem for the implementer. > > > > It's a "must be solved" problem for everyone who implements the core of > > SRFI-44 *and* for everyone who wants to add a new collection to the > > system. > > Yes, but its not that hard. They can integrate with Tiny-CLOS if the > SRFI-44 implementation they're using isn't using a more native feature > of the Scheme system, or that system otherwise. Adding the collection > to whatever dispatch mechanism is being used is pretty trivial compared > to actually implementing the collection. And what about the library writer who wants to target more than one SRFI-44 implementation? That's a "must be solved once per SRFI-44 implementation" problem. SRFI-44 as (under)specified requires a lot of porting to get code from one implementation to another, and it provides no guidance for how to do that. -- Bradd W. Szonye http://www.szonye.com/bradd