From: Wayne Kelly <w.kelly@...>
Date: 2005-11-28T15:07:56+09:00
Subject: in-block local variables

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Perhaps a naive question, but ...<br><br>
Why are in-block local variables (NODE_DVAR) implemented differently<br>
than normal local variables (NODE_LVAR). ie, why are they looked up<br>
in a linked list (ruby_dyna_vars) rather than as an fixed offset into an
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array (as with ruby_scope-&gt;local_vars[])?<br>
Isn't the nesting of blocks and the set of in-block locals known<br>
statically at &quot;compile time&quot;? What makes them more
&quot;dynamic&quot;?<br><br>
Cheers, Wayne.<br><br>
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