Re: Bug in srfi-48?

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On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Donald Allen <[email protected]>
wrote:

I must say that it's disconcerting to be finding all these problems in
> code that was finalized in 2004.


Note that it is the SRFI prose, not the code, that is finalized.  The code
is just sample code, and may have bugs like any other code.  Indeed, the
requirement to provide tests is relatively recent and has not been made
retroactive.

Nor is there any guarantee that the sample code will Just Work on all
Schemes.  Indeed, I just found a bug in my SRFI 158 test suite depending on
the fact that (/ 8) can evaluate to either 0.125 or 1/8, and that these are
not the same in the sense of `equal?`.

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 is just sample code, and may have bugs like any other code.=C2=A0 Indeed, =
the requirement to provide tests is relatively recent and has not been made=
 retroactive.</div><div><br></div><div>Nor is there any guarantee that the =
sample code will Just Work on all Schemes.=C2=A0 Indeed, I just found a bug=
 in my SRFI 158 test suite depending on the fact that (/ 8) can evaluate to=
 either 0.125 or 1/8, and that these are not the same in the sense of `equa=
l?`.</div><div><br></div><div>--=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0John Cowan=C2=A0 =C2=
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[email protected]">[email protected]</a></div><div>Today an interactive brochure we=
bsite, tomorrow a global content</div><div>management system that leverages=
 collective synergy to drive &quot;outside of</div><div>the box&quot; think=
ing and formulate key objectives into a win-win game plan</div><div>with a =
quality-driven approach that focuses on empowering key players</div><div>to=
 drive-up their core competencies and increase expectations with an</div><d=
iv>all-around initiative to drive up the bottom-line. --Alex Papadimoulis</=
div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div>

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