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Re: How does a gexp relate to a derivation?


From: Ricardo Wurmus
Subject: Re: How does a gexp relate to a derivation?
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:56:44 +0200
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jgart <jgart@dismail.de> writes:

> On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 17:43:17 +0200 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> wrote:
>> ;;;
>> ;;;   2. Gexps embed information about the derivations they refer to.
>
> Why do gexps embed information about the derivations they refer to?

That’s the whole point.  Otherwise you could just use quasiquote /
unquote.

I recommend the paper on Gexps that walks you through the alternatives
and motivates the design of Gexps: https://hal.inria.fr/hal-01580582/en

-- 
Ricardo



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