GNU bug report logs - #13509
wrong "definition in expression context" in R6RS mode

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Package: guile;

Reported by: marco.maggi-ipsu <at> poste.it

Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:07:02 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: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: marco.maggi-ipsu <at> poste.it
Cc: 13509-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13509: wrong "definition in expression context" in R6RS mode
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:10:07 -0500

Marco Maggi <marco.maggi-ipsu <at> poste.it> writes:
>     #!r6rs
>     (import (rnrs))
>     (define (alpha)
>       (define-syntax define-special
>         (syntax-rules ()
>           ((_ ?who ?val)
>            (define ?who ?val))))
>       (define-special beta #t)
>       #f)
>     (alpha)
>
> should succeed, but instead it fails with:
>
[...]
>     ;;; /home/marco/var/tmp/proof.sps:12:2:   definition  in
>     ;;; expression context, where definitions a re not allowed, in form (define beta #t)

Fixed in ceb7f9cc126f50e0cc8956b80ac5d111580b23c8
(which is now in stable-2.0 but not yet in master)

Thanks for the report!

     Mark
This bug report was last modified 12 years and 115 days ago.

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