scsh-0.6/scsh/rx/scope

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2003-05-01 06:21:33 -04:00
(define-syntax color (syntax-rules () ((color) 'green)))
(define-syntax with-blue
(lambda (exp r c)
`(,(r 'let-syntax) ((color (,(r 'syntax-rules) ()
((color) 'blue))))
. ,(cdr exp))))
(with-blue (color))
;;; This has a problem -- WITH-BLUE is not hygenic:
(let ((color (lambda () 'foo)))
(with-blue (color)))
=> blue
;;; Let's fix this by adding a layer of indirection --
;;; 1. (color) ==> (hidden-color)
;;; 2. with-blue frobs the definition of *our* hidden-color
(define-syntax hidden-color (lambda (exp r c) `(,(r 'quote) green)))
(define-syntax color (lambda (exp r c) `(,(r 'hidden-color))))
(define-syntax with-blue
(lambda (exp r c)
`(,(r 'let-syntax)
((,(r 'hidden-color) (,(r 'syntax-rules) ()
((,(r 'hidden-color)) (,(r 'quote) blue)))))
. ,(cdr exp))))
;;; Without all the renaming, the above is
;;; (let-syntax ((hidden-color (syntax-rules () ((hidden-color 'blue)))))
;;; body ...)
;;; where *all* symbols on the first line are renamed, *including*
;;; hidden-color, so we should be redefining the same hidden-color
;;; to which (color) expands.
;;; It doesn't work:
(with-blue (color))
=> green