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* doc/ref/api-macros.texi (Macros): Mention EDSLs.
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Ludovic Courtès 2011-09-09 00:02:47 +02:00
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@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ macro must appear as the first element, like this:
@end lisp
@cindex macro expansion
@cindex domain-specific language
@cindex embedded domain-specific language
@cindex DSL
@cindex EDSL
Macro expansion is a separate phase of evaluation, run before code is
interpreted or compiled. A macro is a program that runs on programs, translating
an embedded language into core Scheme.
an embedded language into core Scheme@footnote{These days such embedded
languages are often referred to as @dfn{embedded domain-specific
languages}, or EDSLs.}.
@menu
* Defining Macros:: Binding macros, globally and locally.