Re: Merging Guile-R6RS-Libs in `master'

[Ludovic Courtès]

Andy Wingo <address@hidden> writes:

> But given that the non-normative Appendix F states:

[...]

>     In particular, it is recommended that new versions of libraries
>     that are conservative extensions of old ones differ only in the
>     version, not in the name.  Correspondingly, it is recommended that
>     import specs do not constrain an import to a single version, but
>     instead specify a wide range of acceptable versions of a library.

I've always felt that this versioning thing was half-baked.  That the
appendix recommends *not* to use it in some cases is not reassuring...

Thanks,
Ludo'.