Clinton Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Yeah, I don't think you can use .local across subs like that. I think
>> .local means "local to this sub" and *inner subs aren't closures*. In
>> fact, I don't think inner subs are useful for much of anything at all.
> Aside from that, I think .local should be my mechanism to create lexically scoped
> names at this level anyway (they serve a different purpose than scratchpads,
> globals, etc...).
>
>From imcc/docs/calling_conventions.pod:
Namespaces and lexicals
- Should imcc keep track of pad opcodes?
- Should imcc even emit such opcodes from e.g. .local directives?
Currently symbolic variables behave exactly like temporary variables.
They only serve for better readability ("sum" vs. $P123).
leo
