[E-Lang] pending revision of E in a Walnut

Mark S. Miller markm@caplet.com
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:26:19 -0700


I just wrote:
>Unlike Alan's, the following proposal is not actually upwards compatible, but 
>I think it's practically upwards compatible enough for current purposes, and 
>it's both more intuitive and more useful.

On rereading this paragraph, it sounds like I'm contrasting this proposal 
with Alan's.  Actually, the "more" above is supposed to mean "more ... than 
the current semantics".  As the rest of the note makes clear, I think this 
proposal and Alan's are complementary, not conflicting.


        Cheers,
        --MarkM