CHICKEN 6.0.0 moves R7RS and Unicode into its core
Felix Winkelmann's 26-year-old Scheme implementation gains a modern string model, revised C interfaces and a substantial migration bill.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: CHICKEN Scheme
Why it matters
CHICKEN 6 modernizes a 26-year-old compiler without abandoning its compile-to-C design, but its Unicode and R7RS gains require real migration work across existing code and eggs.
CHICKEN 6.0.0 moves the full R7RS Small standard and UTF-8 strings into the core of the Scheme implementation that Felix L. Winkelmann started in 2000, while changing enough foundational APIs to require porting work from CHICKEN 5.…
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