[Larceny-users] Flush output port on r6rs script exit? + misc larceny questions

[William D Clinger]

Ryan Newton wrote:
> It seems like Larceny doesn't flush output on exit from an R6RS script?

That's news to me, but it sounds plausible.  I'll
look into it.

> I need "process", and can get to it under normal larceny with (require
> 'unix).  But I can't figure out how to get to it from within an R6
> library.

I don't know of any way to get to it from R6RS mode
(so we should invent a way), but this will get to
it from ERR5RS mode:

    % larceny -err5rs -- -e "(require 'unix)"

    (import (rnrs) (primitives process))

The reason that hack doesn't work in R6RS mode is
that R6RS programs are responsible for interpreting
the command-line arguments as they see fit, so the
-e argument doesn't work.

> This is a small change, but it seems that larceny doesn't yet
> search .larceny.sls.  Perhaps I could implement this change...

That's ticket #517, which is one of many critical
tickets that have piled up during this semester.
The semester is now over.  As of Friday, resolving
those tickets will be my first priority.

Will