Re: Load external scm files

[dsmich]

---- Lovis Suchmann <address@hidden> wrote: 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'm working with Guile Scheme (with the LilyPond music engraver 
> software, if someone knows this), and atm I have the problem that I 
> would like to load an external scheme file in the current environment, like
> 
> ; external.scm
> (define x 3)
> 
> ; main.scm
> (define (make-test-function)
>    (load "external.scm")
>    (lambda () x))
> (define test-function (make-test-function))
> (display (test-function)) ; => 3
> (display x) ; => should create an error because x should not be accessible
> 
> I tried but failed with this and found out it is because 'load' always 
> uses the top-level environment. Is there another way to load a file in 
> the current context? Like, in the way as if I just copy-and-pasted the 
> contents of the file at this exact position? Or do you have any other 
> suggestions?

Sounds like a job for include:  
http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/html_node/Local-Inclusion.html#index-include

-Dale