Re: procedure-source inconsistencies

[Gregory Marton]

Thank you, Neil!

> Do you have to use the procedure source as your assoc key?  Why not
> use the procedure itself?

We have to serialize the procedure-qua-association-key to a file between 
when we set the value and when we'll need it next time.


> > I can imagine one solution to be remembering the actual source somewhere
> > instead of regenerating it in procedure-source.  That would be great.
>
> I believe the 'copy read-option does that.  i.e. if you do
>
> (read-enable 'copy)
>
> Guile will store a copy of the original source, and return that as the
> result of a (procedure-source ...) call.

I hadn't even dared hope it would be that easy.  Thank you.

Grem

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