Re: concerns about Proc,lambda,block

On Wednesday,  3 March 2004 at  8:00:09 +0900, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In message "Re: concerns about Proc,lambda,block"
>     on 04/03/02, Austin Ziegler <[e-mail]> writes:
> 
> |Will there be a way to convert proc-style to block-style handling and
> |vice-versa?
> 
> proc to lambda
> 
>   lambda{|*args| proc.call(*args)}
> 
> lambda to proc
> 
>   Proc.new{|*args| lambda.call(*args)}
> 
> Conceptually, lambda is a Proc wrapped by argument checker and
> break/return handler.
> 
>   def lambda(&block)
>     Proc.new{|*args|
>       ... check number of arguments to block
>       begin
>         block.call(*args)
>       rescue LocalJumpError
>         ..terminate lambda execution by return/break
>       end
>     }
>   end

From Dave's writeup I was under the impression that proc and 
lambda were different in their bindings as well.
Am I mistaken?

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