Re: compiler dep on r6rs

[Andy Wingo]

Hi,

On Thu 27 Jan 2011 14:28, address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> A potential problem is that (rnrs io ports) uses bytevectors, defined in
> (rnrs bytevectors), so we would perhaps need an (ice-9 bytevectors) as
> well[*], and a new node in the manual for each, etc.

Currently (rnrs bytevectors) doesn't import (rnrs base), and I can't see
that changing any time soon, so perhaps we can leave (rnrs bytevectors)
where it is.

> Is the only problem of the current solution that compilation of Guile
> itself is slower?  (Which is a real problem, but I’m trying to get the
> big picture.)

Yes, and opens more files, and takes more memory.

Regards,

Andy
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