Remove my nil thing

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/Alpha/Core.scm b/Alpha/Core.scm
index 6666e7d..997bc4f 100644
--- a/Alpha/Core.scm
+++ b/Alpha/Core.scm
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   #:use-module ((ice-9 rdelim) #:select (read-line))
   #:use-module ((srfi srfi-1) #:select (any))
   #:export (fmt printf pr prn
-            first ffirst second rest last butlast
-            true? false? nil nil? some? empty?
-            -> ->> fn /. curry comp
-            repeat
-            inc dec member? contains?
-            comment get-source* get-source source))
+                first ffirst second rest last butlast
+                true? false? some? empty?
+                -> ->> fn /. curry comp
+                repeat
+                inc dec member? contains?
+                comment get-source* get-source source))
 
 (define (flip f)           (lambda (x y) (f y x)))
 (define (curry f a)        (lambda (b) (apply f (cons a (list b)))))
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@
 (define (true? x)
   (eq? #t x))
 
-(define nil #nil)
-
-(define (nil? x)
-  (eq? nil x))
-
 (define (some? a)
   (not (nil? a)))
 
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@
   "Return the first item in the collection."
   (if (pair? a)
       (car a)
-      nil))
+      '()))
 
 (define (ffirst a)
   (first (first a)))
@@ -95,19 +90,10 @@
   (let ((len (length ls)))
     (list-head ls (- len 1))))
 
-;; Ignores body, returns nil.
+;; Ignores body, returns '().
 (define-syntax comment
   (syntax-rules ()
-    ((_ ...) nil)))
-
-(comment
- ;; nil is different from null. nil is supposed to be more like
- ;; 'Nothing' in Haskell, it is the absence of any value or type;
- ;; whereas null is specifically the empty list, which still has a type
- ;; of 'list'.
- (null? '()) ;; => #t
- (nil? '())  ;; => #f
- )
+    ((_ ...) '())))
 
 (define (some pred coll)
   (or (pred (first coll))
diff --git a/Biz/Serval.scm b/Biz/Serval.scm
index 87cc238..1ccab41 100644
--- a/Biz/Serval.scm
+++ b/Biz/Serval.scm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   #:use-module ((srfi srfi-9)
                 #:select (define-record-type))
   #:use-module ((Alpha Core)
-                #:select (second rest fmt prn first comment nil))
+                #:select (second rest fmt prn first comment))
   #:use-module ((Alpha Test)
                 #:select (testing))
   #:use-module ((Alpha Shell) #:prefix Shell.)
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ TODO: ensure kit-name is unique
 
 (define (update-kit! args)
   ;; TODO: load kit and update with new config file
-  (let ([kit nil])
+  (let ([kit #nil])
     (Shell.exec
      (fmt "nix-env -p ~a/system -I nixos-config=~a -f <nixpkgs/nixos> --set -A system"
           *nix-profiles-dir*
-          (get-system-path nil)))))
+          (get-system-path #nil)))))
 
 (define (run-in-kit! args)
-  (let ([kit nil])
+  (let ([kit #nil])
     (Shell.exec
      (fmt "systemd-run --machine ~a --pty --quiet -- ~{~a~}"
           (kit-name kit) args))))