Re: Problems with field initialization: Proposal

[Michael Sperber <sperber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andre van Tonder <andre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>    (define-type rational (x y)
>      (let ((common (gcd x y)))
>        (field-values
>          (num   (/ x common))
>          (denom (/ y common))))
>      (fields (num   (rational-num))
>              (denom (rational-denom))))

Could you elaborate on how the general mechanism would work?  I.e. is
there a special syntax for the (let ...) stuff, or is it general
Scheme, with FIELD-VALUES being a special form?

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