Re: Wish/suggestion: \import statement

[Urs Liska]

Am 07.11.2014 18:01, schrieb David Kastrup:
> Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Am 07.11.2014 12:31, schrieb David Kastrup:
> > > What we need is to drag the concept of modules into LilyPond,
> > What do you mean by this?
> > Do you suggest to implement a module approach that is somewhat
> > parallel to Scheme's use-module approach?
> No, more likely an approach that is a good wrapper around use-module.

OK, then I've understood you correctly.

> > Or rather try to "package" a module approach in Scheme modules somehow?
> > My impression is that defining and loading modules should be simpler
> > than defining (and to some extent using) Scheme modules. At least
> > there should be some syntactic sugar so one can use a "\" command to
> > import a library.
> I agree with that.  Unless we have additional functionality we need to
> wrap, however, we likely do not need to avoid Scheme for _exporting_ a
> library: the expected minimal skill levels of library providers are
> higher than those of library users.
Yes, sure.

Do you think this is feasible now or in the foreseeable future?
While willing to invest thought and time in the issue I know that my 
Scheme skills are still quite far away from being tremenduously helpful 
in such a development.

Best
Urs