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_Algol 60_
The "Algol 60" language for DrScheme implements the language define by
the "Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 60", edited by
Peter Naur.
The "algol60.ss" library provides an `include-algol' form for including
an Algol 60 program as an expression in a Scheme program:
> (include-algol file-path-string)
The included Algol 60 program is closed (i.e., it doesn't see any
bindings in the included context), and the result is always void.
Language
--------
The DrScheme/`include-algol' implementation departs from the
specification in the following minor ways:
* strings are not permitted to contain nested quotes;
* identifiers cannot contain whitespace;
* argument separators are constrained to be identifiers (i.e., they
cannot be keywords, and they cannot consistent of multiple
identifiers separated by whitespace); and
* numbers containing exponents (using the "10" subscript) are not
supported.
Identifiers and keywords are case-sensitive. The boldface/underlined
keywords of the report are represented by the obvious character
sequence, as are most operators. A few operators do not fit into
ASCII, and they are mapped as follows:
times *
quotient div
exponential ^
less or equal <=
greater or equal >=
not equal !=
equivalence ==
implication =>
and &
or |
negation !
In addition to the standard functions, the following output functions
are supported:
prints(E) prints the string E
printsln(E) prints the string E followed by a newline
printn(E) prints the number E
printnln(E) prints the number E followed by a newline
A prompt in DrScheme's Interactions window accepts whole programs only
for the Algol 60 language.