Scheme language standardization process
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Wolfgang De Meuter <wdmeuter@x> wrote: > Thx for the answer! > >> >>> And, given the fact that you no longer support this comfort, is there sufficient support to break down/ build up Scheme data types (integers, float,…) into / from raw bytes ? I.e., can I convert an integer or a float to a byte vector? >> >> Yes, the primitives read-u8 and write-u8 are all you need >> for this. See the withdrawn SRFI-56 for a portable implementation. > > I had a quick look at the SRFI56 but I only see operations that work on ports. I haven't found anything that mentions byte vectors. Am I missing something? SRFI-56 only handles ports, but in R7RS small you can create bytevector ports. -- Alex _______________________________________________ Scheme-reports mailing list Scheme-reports@x http://lists.scheme-reports.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scheme-reports