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anthk
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>I call it Lisp for humans.
Except for upvar.
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mdaniel
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CMake similarly is sick in the head:
https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.30/command/set.html#normal
(heh, I enjoy that the documentation anchor is "normal" for SET(FOO BAR PARENT_SCOPE)
BoingBoomTschak
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Well, CMake's problem is more the lack of return value for functions than anything, making "upvar" ubiquitous.
makmanalp
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What's upvar? :-)
var_1983
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Nothing much, what about you?
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