From: dxforth@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/02/2025 10:19 pm, Ruvim wrote:   
   > On 2025-01-31 11:33, dxf wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Not sure if previously mentioned but here's another version of LOCAL   
   >>   
   >> : ;:  >r ;   
   >>   
   >> : LOCAL ( x adr -- )   
   >>    r> -rot dup @ over 2>r ! ;: 2r> ! ;   
   >>   
   >> variable A  variable B  8 a !  7 b !   
   >>   
   >> : divide ( a b -- )  b local  a local   
   >>    a @  b @  /  . cr  ;   
   >>   
   >> 15 3 divide  a ? b ?   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > This approach does not work well with catch/throw. Because `throw` must   
   restore the values of all "local" variables that are used in the definitions   
   whose execution is being terminated. And this is difficult to implement.   
   > ...   
      
   It is locals on the cheap.  When I've resorted to something like this it's   
   because I needed re-entrancy on a variable and full-blown locals weren't worth   
   loading.  As I never considered catch/throw until you mentioned it, presumably   
   it wasn't an issue in those cases.  But yes, it warrants a warning.   
      
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