Re: RfD - Enhanced local variable syntax (long)

Stephen Pelc wrote:

> On 21 Aug 2006 06:24:38 -0700, "GerryJ"
> <gerry@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >Stephen Pelc wrote:
>
> >> Local arguments and variables return their values when referenced,
> >> and must be preceded by TO to perform a store.
> >
> >If we're having local variables, why can't they leave their address on
> >the stack so that @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 and ! etc can be used as with global variables
> >instead of TO. I would have thought consistency with globals was a
> >definite thing to aim for.
>
> Because that's what happens with LOCALS| ... | and it's common
> practice in all current { ... } implementations.

a change in syntax, but yet a requirement to have an easy search and
replace?? umm
any implementation should provide a simple textual replace definition
too to replace all the old standard syntax?

personally i don't need names for locals, just a fixed base or top for
referancing numbers from, as use of too many locals usualy indicates
little factorization.

a better soulution would maybe to concentrate on giving words names,
which do not interfere with global names.

eg

: %localfn ... ;

or some other standardized local prefix.

ooh we just love stack frames :-) , so i suppose a C calling convention
would be best :-)

cheers