Stream: helpdesk (published)

Topic: ✔ Non-polluting `@auto` macro

Mosè Giordano (Apr 01 2022 at 21:24):

chriselrod said:

What's the problem with polluting the namespace with gensymed variable names?

it isn't a huge deal, but it's still nice to avoid introducing extra variables if possible at all. I've got bitten by tests in Base which check the number of names before and after calling a macro :smile:

Mason Protter said:

The local keyword is what you want I think

oh yes, that was it, thanks!

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