Andy Wingo <wi...@pobox.com> writes:

>> (1) Doesn't #'x => (syntax x) need to apply only in the lexical RHS of
>> a syntax-case syntax transformer?  Perhaps then we could implement
>> this meaning of #'x only in this limited scope, and retain the older
>> meaning in other scopes?
>
> Yes, although you can't determine that before macroexpansion, so it's
> akin to `unquote' outside of `quasiquote'.

Fair enough, I thought that might be the case.

>> (2) We should of course mention the removal of the old #' in NEWS, and
>> as part of that entry it would be good to say in detail how "It would
>> be easy for an affected reader to add this particular extension
>> back".  (Which I assume just means providing the necessary
>> (read-hash-extend ...) incantation.)
>
> Yes. I'll get on the NEWS this weekend.

Great!

Regards,
        Neil


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