[plt-scheme] letrec

On Oct 30, Lauri Alanko wrote:
> Actually, according to R5RS it should be:
> [...]
> 
> I just noticed that mzscheme seems to do it the simple way, though,
> assigning to some of the variables before all initializers are
> evaluated. Could this be changed? In addition to following R5RS to
> the letter, the form with temporary variables is better at catching
> unportable uses of letrec that depend on a particular ordering of
> assignments.

AFAICT, since the manual specifically says:

  MzScheme's letrec form guarantees sequential left-to-right
  evaluation of the binding expressions.

there is little point in taking the ordering for anything.

(And I personally like it better this way than getting back to the
letrec* days...)

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