> From: Dirk Herrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:12:51 +0200 (MEST)
>
> > > Actually, I don't understand the requirement that vectors don't evaluate
> > > to themselves. The fact that it is said explicitly in R5RS is an
> > > indication that there must be a good reason for it, but I don't see why.
> >
> > I suppose it's for symmetry with lists. Vectors can be used in
> > syntax-case templates like lists, and also in quasiquotations. But
> > that's just a theory, which is by me and is completely mine...
>
> Hmmm... If it was for symmetry only, then why can you write #f instead of
> '#f ? I still assume that there is more about it.
There is no quasiquotation with #f, but there is with
`#(foo ,(+ 1 2) bar)
That is what I meant with ``symmetry with lists''.
Regards,
'martin
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