[plt-scheme] problem using drscheme tools

At Sat, 15 Jun 2002 02:07:43 +0000, Paul Graunke wrote:
>   (display "hi dave")
> is really something like
>   (#%module-begin (#%app display (#%datum "hi dave")))

`#%module-begin' is only for moudle bodies, but the #%app part is
right.

> so you need to export some #% funny things if you want
> function application and constants in your language.

In particular, the `on-execute' method should initialize the namespace
with wahetever top-level bindings you need.


If your tool produced

 #'(display "hi dave")

instead of

'(display "hi dave")

then it would likely[*] work without any namespace initialization,
because the returned syntax wouldn't have the top-level context, and
then wouldn't need any top-level bindings.

Matthew

[*] Depends, in general, on the context of the #'(diplsy "hi dave"),
but it seems likely that it would be in the context of mzscheme
bindings, and therefore ok in the execution namespace.