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chris.bitmead@misys.com.au writes: > > > > Maybe we also need a way to give the user of the module the power to decid > e > what they want to call it. > Like, let's say for the sake of argument we find two modules with the name > "math". Maybe the user > could name them for their own use... > (import-module "/usr/local/src/math.scm" as "mymath") > (import-module "/usr/src/math.scm" as "special-math") > > It seems to allow you to guarantee uniqueness without a central authority. > Actually, this in effect guarantees uniqueness by naming the module according to its full path in the filesystem. I don't think that is a good plan, it would make it impossible to write code that works on more than one system this way. - Maciej