GNU bug report logs - #12216
peek-char incorrectly *CONSUMES* eof

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Package: guile;

Reported by: dwheeler <at> dwheeler.com

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:03:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
To: dwheeler <at> dwheeler.com
Cc: 12216 <12216 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, almkglor <almkglor <at> gmail.com>, mandyke <mandyke <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#12216: peek-char incorrectly *CONSUMES* eof
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:33:33 +0100

On Wed 13 Mar 2013 14:09, "David A. Wheeler" <dwheeler <at> dwheeler.com> writes:

> Andy Wingo:
>
>> So, we are repeating ourselves here :)  I agree with you but I can't see
>> a good way of implementing this.
>
> Would the per-port reader options be reasonable place to store the info
> about EOF?

For your own purposes that would be fine.  But it cannot affect
read-char / peek-char / etc for everyone, because it would have bad
global effects on performance and correctness.  That's why I'm pushing
back on fixing this in Guile itself.

Andy
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