[m-dev.] Freeze the compiler

[schachte at cs.mu.OZ.AU]

On 10 Nov, Ralph Becket wrote:
> I presume the freeze would also apply to the library?  If so, I'd
> like to check in the `@'-as-synonym-for-`lookup' change

The '@' syntax isn't bad, but it's really very much like the '^'
syntax.  I think it would be simpler if we could avoid having two new
operators for such similar things.

If you do put it in, though, it would be good to make the ':=' syntax
work for '@', too.

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