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>From PDD19:
=item .namespace <identifier> [deprecated]
Open a new scope block. This "namespace" is not the same as the
.namespace [ <identifier> ] syntax, which is used for storing subroutines
in a particular namespace in the global symbol table.
This directive is useful in cases such as (pseudocode):
local x = 1;
print(x); # prints 1
do # open a new namespace/scope block
local x = 2; # this x hides the previous x
print(x); # prints 2
end # close the current namespace
print(x); # prints 1 again
All types of common language constructs such as if, for, while, repeat and such
that have nested scopes, can use this directive.
{{ NOTE: this variation of C<.namespace> and C<.endnamespace> are deprecated.
They were a hackish attempt at implementing scopes in Parrot, but didn't
actually turn out to be useful.}}
=item .endnamespace <identifier> [deprecated]
Closes the scope block that was opened with .namespace <identifier>.
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Will "Coke" Coleda
