[wg-camlp4] Against the use of syntactically-valid OCaml code for syntax extension purposes

Alain Frisch alain at frisch.fr
Wed Jan 30 11:14:34 GMT 2013


On 01/30/2013 10:40 AM, Leo White wrote:
>> I'd rather write it:
>>
>>   foo bar ((@marker) e)
>
> I would prefer it to have its own syntax, because I would like to
> encourage its use. I think that it is easier to read than a normal
> attribute because it clearly declares its scope

I don't see the point: the scope of an attribute must be quite explicit 
as well (but maybe the current syntax is not clear enough).

-- Alain


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