[plt-scheme] Re: [r6rs-discuss] straw poll: case sensitivity

From: Anton van Straaten (anton at appsolutions.com)
Date: Thu Nov 23 17:51:15 EST 2006

jos koot wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eli Barzilay" <eli at barzilay.org>
>> This is the meaning of implementation-dependant, with standard way of
>> switching.
> 
> 
> Thanks, I'll vote for that. (I read 'implementation dependant' as 
> varying between implementations, which would be horrible, of course)

I think it does mean that (someone correct me if I'm wrong).  IIUC, you 
wouldn't be able to rely on a particular case-sensitivity setting in 
portable code unless you included the appropriate "in-text indicators". 
  It sounds horrible to me, too.  :)

Anton


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