Re: Using #true and #false everywhere?

[jbranso@dismail.de]

I use "f" for followup.  That works for me.  :)

October 16, 2020 6:08 PM, "Miguel Ángel Arruga Vivas" <rosen644835@gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't send this to the list... I must start using S L always instead
> of R and changing the headers manually, sorry. :o)
> 
> ---
> Hi Ludo,
> 
> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
> 
>> Hello Guix!
>> 
>> As discussed on IRC recently, several of us think that using “#true” and
>> “#false” instead of “#t” and “#f” throughout or documentation and code
>> would probably make it easier for newcomers to decipher that.
>> 
>> WDYT?
> 
> I think that it could help to the reader.
> 
>> This syntax is supported since Guile 2.0. ‘write’ still uses the
>> abbreviations, but the good thing is that it means we can change all of
>> gnu/packages without triggering a single rebuild.
> 
> This is even better. :)
> 
>> As for the manual, I’m afraid it’ll make every msgid that contains
>> @code{#t} stale. So maybe now’s not a good time to make this change?
> 
> It may be a big issue with a release in one week, but on the other hand
> the msgids would break just after releasing...
> 
> Maybe other translators have a say.
> 
> Happy hacking!
> Miguel