>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Monnier <monnier+lists.caml/news/@RUM.cs.yale.edu> writes:

>>>>> "Pierre" == Pierre Weis <Pierre.Weis@inria.fr> writes:
>> I remember my surprise when I was porting to Scheme some fancy
Stefan> [...example of bad things happening with redefinition...]

Stefan> Don't get me wrong.  The "always redefine" approach is just as wrong
Stefan> as the "never redefine" used by Caml.  It's just that sometimes you want
Stefan> one and sometimes you want the other.

Stefan> I remember a proposition for Scheme (maybe from Matthias Blume) to use
Stefan> `set!' for redefinition and `define' to create a whole new binding.

Stefan> I'm not sure if Scheme ended up providing such a facility, but it
Stefan> does sound right to me.

Most Schemes which address the issue use a module system to resolve it.

-- 
Cheers =8-} Mike
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