Number: 275

Date: 23-Mar-84 10':41':12

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Stansbury.pa

Subject: Block compiler should rename globalvars local to a block

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Date': 22 Mar 84 17':54 PST'
From': Stansbury.pa'
Subject': Lisp': Block compiler should rename globalvars'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': Stansbury.pa'
Lisp-System-Date': 14-Mar-84 10':16':58'
Machine-Type': Dolphin'
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I think that there should be a mechanism of identifying to the block compiler globalvars which are local to a block, and that the block compiler should rename those variables (by prepending \blockname/) to try to avoid name-conflicts with other globalvars.'
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-- Tayloe.'
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Date': 23 Mar 84 12':38 PST'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': AR#275, Status_ Declined'
To': LispSupport'
cc': Stansbury'
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This in general doesn''t work because the initialization of the variables has to be renamed as well. '
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It is often considered "bad form" to have the state of a process in a global variable, as opposed to, say, a variable which is bound at the entrypoint.'
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Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 26-Mar-84 14':36':05

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Frequency: Intermittent

Impact: Annoying

Priority: Perhaps

Status: Declined

Problem Type: Design - UI

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