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load-from-port


I suggested a while ago that Guile should have `load-from-port' (and
maybe `eval-from-port', which would work like `load-from-port' but
return the value of the last expression). I think I even sent
patches. Howevr, I think those were the days when Jim was too hosed
for Guile. Is this feature considered a good thing? I feel bad trying
to slip more stuff in for 1.3, given how Jim is bravely racing down
his pre-1.3 TODO list, but the patches are really trivial and can
potentially even simplify the source by factoring out the common code
in `load' and `eval-string'. 

I can resend the patch if this is considered useful. I think the patch
is too small to need papers, but I can lean on the lawyers even more
if that's not Jim's judgement.

 - Maciej