[gambit-list] Gambit is case-sensitive by default!!!
Bill Richter
richter at math.northwestern.edu
Tue Jan 11 23:14:03 EST 2005
Marc, I just realized that Gambit is case-sensitive by default! The
Gambit manual node "Runtime options for all programs" says:
The `s' option selects standard Scheme mode. In this mode the
reader is case-insensitive and keywords are not recognized. The
`S' option selects Gambit Scheme mode (the reader is case-sensitive
and recognizes keywords which end with a colon). By default Gambit
Scheme mode is used.
I'm reading that right, aren't I? "By default Gambit ... is
case-sensitive and recognizes keywords which end with a colon." I
don't think you should bury information like that!!! I'd put it on
the 1st page of the manual!
It's a big deal for me, because I have a lot of case-sensitive
DrScheme code. I've been making the code case-insensitive, which is a
pain, and fraught with peril...
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Best,
Bill
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