Hi Elan:
Perhaps it is better to ask this question:
What would be the preferred way to initialize a port
prior to a possible open?
would it best to be:
my-port: none
OR
my-port:
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>It bothers me, however, that your code fails. The code you present should
>work as expected, as can easily be tested in the REBOL shell:
>
>>> dufus-pointer: none
>== none
>>> equal? dufus-pointer none
>== true
>
>I can think of three reasons why this could happen:
>1. the error is not being generated by the code you presented;
>2. dufus-pointer is being set (unexepctedly!) to some non-port value
>somewhere in your program. This possibility should worry you! ;-)
>3. One of the two none values is not a none value. It is a word value. For
Your concern is duly noted: If you're worried, I'm worried.
Perhaps type? checking is the best way to go....
regards
tj
