Re: [Chicken-users] CVS update

[Felix Winkelmann]

Alex Shinn wrote:
> At Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:23:09 +0200, felix wrote:
>
> > - added `C_post_gc_hook'
> > - manual: clarified blocking behaviour of I/O from ports returned by `process' 
> > [Thanks to Tim Reid]
> > - extended range of character codes from 16 to 21 bit
> > - declarations are also registered in files loaded at compile-time
> > - chicken-setup: added `-dont-ask' option
> >
> > Note: eggs can now safely override standard procedures by loading a file
> > with the required declarations ("(declare (not standard-binding ...))")
> > at compile time. I have changed the complex egg accordingly, to provide
> > an example.
>
>
> Thanks!  I've updated the utf8 unit accordingly and it now passes the
> tests when compiled with -O2.  I've also completed the Chicken extras
> and most of SRFI-13, and added documentation, but need a lot more
> tests.  SRFI-13 is really huge, and needs SRFI-14 for completeness so
> I may split these to a separate unit.

Indeed, SRFI-13 is big. And SRFI-14 would have to be completely
reimplemented: the current representation of charsets is rather naive.

> Available at http://synthcode.com/scheme/utf8.scm

Very good. I'll take a look when I'm on holiday (next week).
Thanks!


cheers,
felix