Alex Shinn <[email protected]> writes: > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Mark H Weaver <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'd like to argue in favor of supporting (begin), (cond), (case-lambda) >> and other such degenerate forms, for the same reason that we support >> (*), (+), and (let () ...). >> >> First of all: Is there any compelling reason not to support them? >> I can't think of one. Can you? If so, please do tell. > > 1. portability - these extensions may not work on other > implementations.
So what? > 2. the fact that these may be indicators or broken macros. So may (+). -- David Kastrup
