[Guile-commits] branch main updated: Add comment about (oop goops keyword-formals)

[Mikael Djurfeldt]

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     new c569f98d8 Add comment about (oop goops keyword-formals)
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commit c569f98d81bf18cab49edb69a7a1bd2161d1c3e9
Author: Mikael Djurfeldt <mikael@djurfeldt.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Nov 26 19:49:50 2024 +0100

    Add comment about (oop goops keyword-formals)
---
 module/oop/goops.scm | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/module/oop/goops.scm b/module/oop/goops.scm
index 12644eba5..1938235d8 100644
--- a/module/oop/goops.scm
+++ b/module/oop/goops.scm
@@ -2069,7 +2069,14 @@ function."
 ;;;                     rest)))))))
 ;;;
 ;;; With the current state of the compiler, this results in slower code
-;;; than the implementation below since the apply call isn't eliminated.
+;;; than the implementation below since the apply call isn't
+;;; eliminated. Note also that it doesn't support the (next-method) call
+;;; as does the following implementation.
+;;;
+;;; If you make changes to the following implementation, bear in mind
+;;; that define-method* is supposed to also be able to handle ordinary
+;;; methods without keyword formals. See the Guile Reference and the
+;;; module (oop goops keyword-formals).
 ;;;
 
 (define-syntax define-method