[plt-scheme] rename-in syntax difficulties (and bug)

From: LordGeoffrey (lordgeoffrey at optushome.com.au)
Date: Sat Jan 10 14:50:56 EST 2009

Thanks Carl, that fixed it.

I misread the plt spec where it says "[orig-id bind-id]" as being 
optional, not as (orig-id bind-id)
Rule of thumb coding at 4:30 in the morning has its problems.

Carl Eastlund wrote:
> The following worked for me (in DrScheme 4.1.3):
>
> #lang scheme
> (require (lib "13.ss" "srfi"))   ; Strings
> (require (rename-in (lib "69.ss" "srfi") [string-hash
> basic-string-hash]))   ; Basic hash tables
>
> Since you didn't post the code you tried with rename-in, I don't know
> what went wrong.
>
> You could also use prefix-in to give imports from either or both
> libraries a prefix (so you'd have string:string-hash and
> hash:string-hash, for instance), or except-in to simply exclude one of
> the redundant bindings.
>
> --Carl
>
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 2:09 PM, LordGeoffrey
> <lordgeoffrey at optushome.com.au> wrote:
>   
>> I am trying to do the following:
>> #lang scheme
>> (require (lib "13.ss" "srfi"))   ; Strings
>> (require (lib "69.ss" "srfi"))   ; Basic hash tables
>>
>> The produces the error:
>> module: identifier already imported from a different source in:
>>  string-hash
>>  (lib "69.ss" "srfi")
>>  (lib "13.ss" "srfi")
>>
>> Which makes sense. Though i am surprised it actually is a different source.
>>
>> I tried to used rename-in - but was unable to produce a syntax that was
>> valid. Any suggestions on how to do the rename are appreciated, or possibly
>> a better way to import so the clash doesn't happen at all.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>     
>
>   



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