scm_t_bits scm_tc16_promise;
-SCM
-scm_makprom (SCM code)
-{
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_promise, "make-promise", 1, 0, 0,
+ (SCM thunk),
+ "Create a new promise object.\n\n"
+ "@code{make-promise} is a procedural form of @code{delay}.\n"
+ "These two expressions are equivalent:\n"
+ "@lisp\n"
+ "(delay @var{exp})\n"
+ "(make-promise (lambda () @var{exp}))\n"
+ "@end lisp\n")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_promise
+{
+ SCM_VALIDATE_THUNK (1, thunk);
SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB2 (scm_tc16_promise,
- SCM_UNPACK (code),
+ SCM_UNPACK (thunk),
scm_make_recursive_mutex ());
}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
static SCM
promise_mark (SCM promise)
SCM_API SCM scm_map (SCM proc, SCM arg1, SCM args);
SCM_API SCM scm_for_each (SCM proc, SCM arg1, SCM args);
SCM_API SCM scm_closure (SCM code, SCM env);
-SCM_API SCM scm_makprom (SCM code);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_promise (SCM thunk);
SCM_API SCM scm_force (SCM x);
SCM_API SCM scm_promise_p (SCM x);
SCM_API SCM scm_cons_source (SCM xorig, SCM x, SCM y);
case (ISYMNUM (SCM_IM_DELAY)):
- RETURN (scm_makprom (scm_closure (SCM_CDR (x), env)));
+ RETURN (scm_make_promise (scm_closure (SCM_CDR (x), env)));
#if 0
/* See futures.h for a comment why futures are not enabled.