R6RS

E573197

Scheme standard programming language standard

R6RS is the sixth revision of the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core language features, libraries, and semantics.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scheme R6RS	2
R6RS (partially)	1
R6RS Scheme (partial)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scheme standard ⓘ programming language standard ⓘ
abbreviation	R6RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify the semantics of Scheme ⓘ improve portability of Scheme programs ⓘ provide a larger standard library for Scheme ⓘ
approvedBy	Scheme Language Steering Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
controversy	disagreement within Scheme community about its scope ⓘ perceived increase in language complexity ⓘ
defines	core language features of Scheme ⓘ semantics of Scheme ⓘ standard libraries for Scheme ⓘ
followedBy	R7RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	R5RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Revised^6 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	R6RS main report NERFINISHED ⓘ R6RS non-normative appendices NERFINISHED ⓘ R6RS rationale document NERFINISHED ⓘ R6RS standard libraries report ⓘ
languageStandardFor	Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme series NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	R5RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationType	formal language report ⓘ
publishedBy	Scheme Language Steering Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
revisionNumber	6 ⓘ
specifies	I/O system for Scheme ⓘ Unicode support in Scheme ⓘ bytevectors in Scheme ⓘ conditions and exception system for Scheme ⓘ exception handling in Scheme ⓘ lexical syntax of Scheme ⓘ macro system for Scheme ⓘ module and library system for Scheme ⓘ numeric tower for Scheme ⓘ records system in Scheme ⓘ
standardizes	Unicode string operations ⓘ arbitrary-precision arithmetic semantics ⓘ bytevector operations ⓘ enumerations ⓘ exception and condition handling ⓘ fixnum and flonum semantics ⓘ hash tables ⓘ hygienic macros ⓘ library import and export forms ⓘ library naming and versioning ⓘ record types ⓘ syntax-case macro system ⓘ top-level program structure ⓘ
targetAudience	Scheme implementors ⓘ Scheme programmers ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kawa → conformsTo → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: R6RS (partially)

Chez Scheme → implementsStandard → R6RS ⓘ

Scheme R5RS → influences → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scheme R6RS

Scheme R5RS → successor → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scheme R6RS

Guile → supports → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: R6RS Scheme (partial)