[plt-scheme] Error in Reference Guide (Parameters 10.3.2)

From: Matthew Flatt (mflatt at cs.utah.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 16 15:04:01 EST 2009

This is fixed for the next doc build --- thanks!

At Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:56:57 -0500, Christopher Bowron wrote:
> The documentation for make-derived-parameter appears incorrect.  It is at
> least somewhat misleading
> 
> http://docs.plt-
> scheme.org/reference/parameters.html#(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._make-
> derived-parameter))
> 
> The docs say that the arguments to make-derived-parameter are:
> 
>     v: any/c
>     guard: ...
>     wrap: ...
> 
> which makes it looks like its an extended version of make-parameter, when in
> fact its real arguments appear to be:
> 
>     p: parameter?
>     guard: ...
>     wrap: ...
> 
> The first argument is a parameter not the initial value for a parameter.
> 
> -- 
> Christopher W. Bowron <chris at bowron.us>
> [ Nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome will be ]
>    - Joseph Campbell
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