Re: What does #-3# mean?

2010-08-24 Thread Andreas Rottmann
"d...@mac.com" writes: > I recall that the reader can be hash-extended to read these forms in a > hacky way. Extend on '-'. I don't recall exactly anymore. I long ago > patched the reader to read these natively. Perhaps there is some > enthusiasm for making these readable in the main line? > I'd

Re: What does #-3# mean?

2010-08-24 Thread d...@mac.com
I recall that the reader can be hash-extended to read these forms in a hacky way. Extend on '-'. I don't recall exactly anymore. I long ago patched the reader to read these natively. Perhaps there is some enthusiasm for making these readable in the main line? Cheers, Dan On Aug 24, 2010, at

Re: What does #-3# mean?

2010-08-24 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi, Richard Shann writes: > I am displaying a structure that seems to be circular, and it shows > > (x_LIST . #-3#) > > x_LIST is my own symbol but what is the meaning of the other member of the > pair? Indeed, it means it’s a circular list: --8<---cut here---start

Re: Latest guile 1.9 segfault in GC

2010-08-24 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi Cédric, Cedric Cellier writes: > 1.9.11 version still seams a bit slower than 1.8.7, At doing what? Is there a minimal test case you could post? > most of the time being spent in vm_debug_engine, That’s the bytecode interpreter, so it’s expected. :-) > malloc and free. That’s more surp