Re: Exceptions

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On 9/26/05, Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Fortunately, `guile-library' contains an implementation of SRFI-35's
> hierarchical error conditions, and both `guile-library' and Guile (1.7)
> implement SRFI-34's exception handling routines.  Only SRFI-36 (I/O
> error conditions) is missing.
>
I can live with this for now - not very convenient, but not a disaster
either. I'll need to play around with these SRFI's and their
implementations, but at least it looks promising.

> So I guess there's no valid reason not to use Guile.  :-)
>
Not yet. At least with object hierarchy of exceptions answer now looks
clear: there are different but equally sane solution OUTSIDE of GUILE
core. Ok. But what about GUILE extensions written in C ? Lack of sane
place to put C glue libraries bothers me. Not since this is such a big
issue - it's minor issue.And THAT is reason it's bothering me: why
project with over 8 years history STILL has such minor basic issues
unresolved ? Are there are developers who can support GUILE or is it
semi-abandoned project like HURD ? What goes on ? May be this stuff is
handled by outside extension as well ? If so - then why ? And what is
name of said extension ? Why it's unused by existiong extensions like
guile-gnome-platform ? This sort of things...