[plt-dev] define +1

From: Jon Rafkind (rafkind at cs.utah.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 23 16:01:10 EST 2009

 > (define (+1 x) x)
readline::57: define: bad syntax (not an identifier for procedure name, 
and not a nested procedure form) at: 1 in: (define (1 x) x)

 > (define (-1 x) x)
readline::75: define: bad syntax (not an identifier for procedure name, 
and not a nested procedure form) at: -1 in: (define (-1 x) x)

I guess +1 and -1 are parsed as numbers, which aren't included as 
identifiers. Is this fixable?


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