(library (ikarus chars)
  (export char=? char<? char<=? char>? char>=?)
  (import 
    (except (ikarus) char=? char<? char<=? char>? char>=?)
    (only (scheme) 
          $car $cdr
          $char= $char< $char<= $char> $char>=))

  ;;; FIXME: this file is embarrasing
  (define char=?
    (let ()
      (define (err x)
        (error 'char=? "~s is not a character" x))
      (case-lambda
        [(c1 c2)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 ($char= c1 c2)
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 c2 c3)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 (if (char? c3)
                     (and ($char= c1 c2)
                          ($char= c2 c3))
                     (err c3))
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 . c*)
         (if (char? c1)
             (let f ([c* c*])
               (or (null? c*) 
                   (let ([c2 ($car c*)])
                     (if (char? c2)
                         (if ($char= c1 c2)
                             (f ($cdr c*))
                             (let g ([c* ($cdr c*)])
                               (if (null? c*)
                                   #f
                                   (if (char? ($car c*))
                                       (g ($cdr c*))
                                       (err ($car c*))))))
                         (err c2)))))
             (err c1))])))

  (define char<?
    (let ()
      (define (err x)
        (error 'char<? "~s is not a character" x))
      (case-lambda
        [(c1 c2)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 ($char< c1 c2)
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 c2 c3)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 (if (char? c3)
                     (and ($char< c1 c2)
                          ($char< c2 c3))
                     (err c3))
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 . c*)
         (if (char? c1)
             (let f ([c1 c1] [c* c*])
               (or (null? c*) 
                   (let ([c2 ($car c*)])
                     (if (char? c2)
                         (if ($char< c1 c2)
                             (f c2 ($cdr c*))
                             (let g ([c* ($cdr c*)])
                               (if (null? c*)
                                   #f
                                   (if (char? ($car c*))
                                       (g ($cdr c*))
                                       (err ($car c*))))))
                         (err c2)))))
             (err c1))])))

  (define char<=?
    (let ()
      (define (err x)
        (error 'char<=? "~s is not a character" x))
      (case-lambda
        [(c1 c2)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 ($char<= c1 c2)
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 c2 c3)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 (if (char? c3)
                     (and ($char<= c1 c2)
                          ($char<= c2 c3))
                     (err c3))
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 . c*)
         (if (char? c1)
             (let f ([c1 c1] [c* c*])
               (or (null? c*) 
                   (let ([c2 ($car c*)])
                     (if (char? c2)
                         (if ($char<= c1 c2)
                             (f c2 ($cdr c*))
                             (let g ([c* ($cdr c*)])
                               (if (null? c*)
                                   #f
                                   (if (char? ($car c*))
                                       (g ($cdr c*))
                                       (err ($car c*))))))
                         (err c2)))))
             (err c1))])))

  (define char>?
    (let ()
      (define (err x)
        (error 'char>? "~s is not a character" x))
      (case-lambda
        [(c1 c2)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 ($char> c1 c2)
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 c2 c3)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 (if (char? c3)
                     (and ($char> c1 c2)
                          ($char> c2 c3))
                     (err c3))
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 . c*)
         (if (char? c1)
             (let f ([c1 c1] [c* c*])
               (or (null? c*) 
                   (let ([c2 ($car c*)])
                     (if (char? c2)
                         (if ($char> c1 c2)
                             (f c2 ($cdr c*))
                             (let g ([c* ($cdr c*)])
                               (if (null? c*)
                                   #f
                                   (if (char? ($car c*))
                                       (g ($cdr c*))
                                       (err ($car c*))))))
                         (err c2)))))
             (err c1))])))

  (define char>=?
    (let ()
      (define (err x)
        (error 'char>=? "~s is not a character" x))
      (case-lambda
        [(c1 c2)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 ($char>= c1 c2)
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 c2 c3)
         (if (char? c1)
             (if (char? c2)
                 (if (char? c3)
                     (and ($char>= c1 c2)
                          ($char>= c2 c3))
                     (err c3))
                 (err c2))
             (err c1))]
        [(c1 . c*)
         (if (char? c1)
             (let f ([c1 c1] [c* c*])
               (or (null? c*) 
                   (let ([c2 ($car c*)])
                     (if (char? c2)
                         (if ($char>= c1 c2)
                             (f c2 ($cdr c*))
                             (let g ([c* ($cdr c*)])
                               (if (null? c*)
                                   #f
                                   (if (char? ($car c*))
                                       (g ($cdr c*))
                                       (err ($car c*))))))
                         (err c2)))))
             (err c1))])))
)