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Re: About modules


Michael Livshin writes:
 > Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de> writes:
 > 
 > > we shouldn't need to talk about the concept of
 > > instantiable and parameterizable `units' that MzScheme has.  In my
 > > view, the issues addressed by units can be solved nicely with a
 > > combination of GOOPS and name spaces.  In effect, units have some of
 > > the characteristics of an object system, but we already have something
 > > better (GOOPS) which can be used instead.
 > 
 > yes, yes, and yes (oh, and yes).  echoes my thoughts, except you are
 > so much more coherent...
 > 
 > one thing I'd like to propose: what about getting the environments and
 > GOOPS into the core Guile?  like, now.  like, in a branch or
 > something.  it'll make the thinking/experimentation/playing vastly
 > easier for many people.

Environments are absolutely needed to provide a powerful and flexible
namespace management, making it possible to write special-purpose
module systems for individual applications.

Klaus Schilling

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