Re: explanation of ":=" proposal+examples

[Tom _ <tom7ca@...>]

> I'll give it more thought.  What about old code like
> the following in your
> system:
> 
> function f()
> local x = 4
>     x = 3 -- is this legal?
> end
> 
> It would need to be legal for any old code to work.

Yes: existing code would work unchanged.

> 3. both assignments (or maybe just '=') could be
> overridden with explicit
> local or global keywords (note, overriding '=' is
> needed for backward compatibility). [...]
> Why impose a style? 

Actually, I'd rather suggest enforcing a style in 
which "=/local" and ":=/global" cannot be mixed in
the same function.  That way, the compiler can
generate more meaningful warning/error messages.

Anyway, I'll play around with the implementation
a bit more.  Maybe I can generate a patch for this
or a closely related proposal.

Tom.


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