Re: bug in read?

[Neil Jerram]

"Luigi Semenzato" <address@hidden> writes:

> Thank you for the explanation.
>
> Does anybody know then why the Guile manual replicates
> sections of r5rs instead of just pointing to them?
> It's redundant and it leads to this kind of problems.
>
> If Guile is Scheme version blah with some additions and
> some omissions, shouldn't the manual just document
> the additions and the omissions?

Perhaps, yes.  But there is also the view that it is helpful for the
manual to try to be a complete guide for "how to use Guile", without
relying on indirection to other material.  I don't think the argument
is as one-sided as you suggest.

Regards,
        Neil