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"felix" <felixundduni@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I think it should be made explicit wether "error" is a > special form or procedure. The spec calls it a procedure first and > later says it's a "procedure or special form". > > Things like > > (define my-error-handler (make-parameter error)) > are of course not possible with a special form. One also > can not use "apply" on it. agreed, it should be specified as a procedure. > But a special form (as Marc Feeley has pointed out) > could make the location in the source file available > for diagnostics. I would propose an additional special > form that can invoke the procedure "error": I think this is redundant. most compilers probably provide _some_ way to treat a keyword as a special form if possible, and treat it as a variable reference otherwise. you certainly can do such a thing using syntax-case, for instance. now if the SRFI _required_ that source location info be provided, then I would completely agree with you. -- You have a tendency to feel you are superior to most computers.