when to use strings, when to use symbols

2011-01-08 Thread Andy Wingo
Hey all, I have been going over the new web interface in Guile 2.0, making sure that it's OK for long-term use, and got myself into a quandary about when to use strings and when to use symbols in an interface. I don't pretend to have the right answer here, but this is the answer that I have come

Predicate of define-syntax

2011-01-08 Thread Hans Aberg
On 8 Jan 2011, at 00:22, Andreas Rottmann wrote: If you are writing your own macro, I find 'define-syntax' easier: It's not only easier, it also not inherently broken (as `define-macro' is). See for a discussion of the hygiene issue. It seems

Re: Problem with define-macro from compiled file (Guile 1.9)

2011-01-08 Thread Hans Aberg
On 8 Jan 2011, at 00:22, Andreas Rottmann wrote: If you are writing your own macro, I find 'define-syntax' easier: It's not only easier, it also not inherently broken (as `define-macro' is). See for a discussion of the hygiene issue. This is