[llvm-commits] [llvm] r71805 - in /llvm/trunk: docs/TableGenFundamentals.html test/TableGen/lisp.td utils/TableGen/Record.cpp utils/TableGen/Record.h utils/TableGen/TGLexer.cpp utils/TableGen/TGLexer.h utils/TableGen/TGParser.cpp

[Dan Gohman]

On May 15, 2009, at 8:33 AM, David Greene wrote:

> On Friday 15 May 2009 05:27, Gabor Greif wrote:
>> David,
>>
>> did you consider adding the (more modern) Scheme
>> equivalents of these primitives instead:
>>
>> car --> head
>> cdr --> tail
>> (and possibly: null --> empty)
>>
>> Car and Cdr have some very specific historical baggage added,
>> an I do not think TG should willingly ingherit this legacy.
>
> I considered different names (not the Scheme ones specifically) but  
> thought
> that being consistent with history would be a benefit for those  
> already
> familiar with LISP.  I'm certainly open to changing this.  I don't
> particularly care what these things are named.

I agree with Gabor. car and cdr symbolize LISP in a way that would
be misleading for TG to suggest.

Also, please don't implement eval ;-).

Dan