Re: [Chicken-janitors] #1346: define-external variables can't be exported

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#1346: define-external variables can't be exported
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            Reporter:  sjamaan   |      Owner:  (none)
                Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
            Priority:  major     |  Milestone:  5.2
           Component:  compiler  |    Version:  4.12.0
          Resolution:            |   Keywords:  ffi
Estimated difficulty:  medium    |
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Comment (by felix winkelmann):

 You cannot export a foreign variable - it is not a variable that doesn't
 have normal Scheme semantics, it may be a volatile memory location and any
 Scheme variable bound to this will be completely detached. Note that the
 situation for callback-functions is different, the Scheme part can be
 called externally and refers only internally to the foreign entity (a
 function in this case).

 I recommend to signal an error when a foreign-variable is appearing in an
 export list.

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Ticket URL: <https://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1346#comment:4>
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