Re: a = do 7 end

[Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo <lhf@...>]

>    Is there some reason for a Lua block not to return a value (the last
>expression)?

Because it complicates the language. Moreover, an expression is not a statement.
I think we'd need to mark it as a kind of return, something like

	a = do 
		....
		= 7
	end

but I don't think it's worth the trouble.
--lhf