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+Entry: Things to fix
+Date: Sun Oct  3 08:38:46 CEST 2010
+
+* Modules work fine, but what with parser macros?  Currently the way
+  these are made modular is a bit of a hack.  Can this be done
+  differently, or is it not a real problem?
+
+The problem is that units and macros don't mix.  It is possible to
+define macros in terms of unit identifiers, but then these are treated
+somewhat special.
+
+
+
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+;; FIXME: import from somewhere else
+(define-syntax-rule (tv: . code)
+  (make-target-value-compiler scat: . code))
+
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-<p> Staapl is a collection of tools for programming microcontrollers
-  using code generation techniques (metaprogramming / staging /
-  partial evaluation).  It is embedded in
-  the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_programming_language">Scheme</a>
-  programming language.  The aim is to provide a general framework to
-  experiment with
+<p> Staapl is a collection of tools for deeply embedded programming
+  based on code generation techniques (metaprogramming, staging, partial
+  evaluation, macros, ...).  Staapl is an extension of
+  the <a href="http://racket-lang.org">Racket</a> programming
+  language.  The aim is to provide a general framework to experiment
+  with
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-<p> Stack languages are an important class of point-free languages,
-  useful as general purpose programming language.  Staapl contains a
-  general-purpose low level language based
+<p> Stack languages are an important class of point-free languages.
+  Staapl contains a general-purpose low level language based
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-  It currently has an optimizing compiler for the Microchip  <a href="http://www.microchip.com/PIC18/">PIC18</a>
+  It currently has an optimizing compiler for the
+  Microchip <a href="http://www.microchip.com/PIC18/">PIC18</a>
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-<p> Staapl is piggy-backed on
-  the <a href="http://www.plt-scheme.org">PLT Scheme</a> family of
-  programming languages.  Self-contained Staapl programs are
-  implemented as PLT modules.  Unlike traditional Forth which is
+<p> Unlike traditional Forth which is
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-  them.  I am currently working on a constraint/dataflow language.
+  them.