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From: "Alaric B. Williams" <alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
To: Lorier <lorier AT ihug DOT co DOT nz>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 20:08:16 +0000
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Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries
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On 23 Apr 97 at 18:52, Lorier wrote:

> >The definition of a hygenic macro is that any global identifiers accessed in
> >the macro have the meaning they did at the point the macro was defined, eg
> >if we use PRINT_SUM inside a block with a local variable called "cout",
> >PRINT_SUM will still use the cout that was declared when /it/ was declared.
> >
> >Saves on bugs and confusion...
 
> ah... so "true local variables" 
 
That's half of it. The other half is "true parameter names", which is similar :-)


ABW 
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