bug#20645: sxml xpath exports "filter"

[Mark H Weaver]

Mark H Weaver <address@hidden> writes:

> Matt Wette <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> This is a very annoying "bug".  The (sxml xpath) “filter” procedure 
>> overrides the builtin guile “filter”.
>>
>> I believe the fix can be implemented with the following changes to (sxml 
>> xpath):
>> 1) (define node-filter filter)
>> 2) In the #:export list, replace “filter” with “node-filter”
>
> We can't do this because it would break existing code that uses 'filter'
> from (sxml xpath), and also introduce a Guile-specific change to the API
> of a portable library.
>
> However, you can rename 'filter' at import time as follows:
>
>   (use-modules ((sxml xpath) #:select ((filter . node-filter))))
>
> Does this work for you?

Having not heard back for 19 weeks, I'm closing this bug now.

      Mark