From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andy Wingo Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.bugs Subject: bug#9973: Inconsistent documentation of repeated arguments Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:46:10 +0100 Message-ID: <87hb23lxcd.fsf@pobox.com> References: <87obwpawy1.fsf@goof.bjgalaxy> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1321469249 16363 80.91.229.12 (16 Nov 2011 18:47:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:47:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9973@debbugs.gnu.org To: b3timmons@speedymail.org Original-X-From: bug-guile-bounces+guile-bugs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 16 19:47:25 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-bugs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RQkW4-0004oa-Rg for guile-bugs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:47:24 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46045 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RQkW4-000349-Gj for guile-bugs@m.gmane.org; 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c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; q=dns; s=sasl; b=mLDGEygxMJD0AyBWS5srCDK9A86VWbVm Jzy/s295Eh76zI1apNb3m2m74Lt1fCEasrFqGq+0bj1fcXn/uRvUCps2mXDyUrIz JYTEMM562HA3UdecHHJXgmLWYNdXYmD1m67ys621YdW+unpPk9qCkc+Vv1W7Wwiy YYfavT5PQDM= Original-Received: from a-pb-sasl-sd.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by a-pb-sasl-sd.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FE868532; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:46:14 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from badger (unknown [90.164.198.39]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by a-pb-sasl-sd.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0127F8531; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:46:13 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87obwpawy1.fsf@goof.bjgalaxy> (42toes@gmail.com's message of "Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:10:46 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.3 (gnu/linux) X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 42929E5C-1083-11E1-96CD-65B1DE995924-02397024!a-pb-sasl-sd.pobox.com X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:48:01 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-guile@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GUILE, GNU's Ubiquitous Extension Language" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guile-bounces+guile-bugs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-guile-bounces+guile-bugs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.bugs:5915 Archived-At: On Sun 06 Nov 2011 20:10, 42toes@gmail.com writes: > Before making some changes to the docs, I just wanted to give a heads > up. Recall the motivation behind Scheme > > "It was designed to have an exceptionally clear and simple semantics and > few different ways to form expressions." > > Why not tighten up notation in the docs as well as in the language? My > hunch is that in the long run doing so will help those learning Guile. Sounds great to me. Care to submit a patch? :) Andy -- http://wingolog.org/