Re^5: Disabling runtime warnings in dynamic scope?

Dynamic scoping might be well defined, but Perl Glossary doesn't do a good job. Looking at Lexical Scoping, most people won't be any wiser.

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Re^6: Disabling runtime warnings in dynamic scope? (updated) by LanX (Saint) on Apr 26, 2018 at 11:55 UTC
These are general CS terms and easily googled: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(computer_science) http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/static-and-dynamic-scoping/ Perlglossary is from the Camel book, and as such binding for Perl terminology. Alas the book is not (legally) online. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery} update See also perlsub#Temporary-Values-via-local() A local modifies its listed variables to be "local" to the enclosing block, eval, or do FILE --and to any subroutine called from within that block. A local just gives temporary values to global (meaning package) variables. It does notcreate a local variable. This is known as dynamic scoping .	[reply]

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Re^6: Disabling runtime warnings in dynamic scope? (updated)
by LanX (Saint) on Apr 26, 2018 at 11:55 UTC

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(computer_science)

http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/static-and-dynamic-scoping/

Perlglossary is from the Camel book, and as such binding for Perl terminology.

Alas the book is not (legally) online.

Cheers Rolf
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Wikisyntax for the Monastery}

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A local modifies its listed variables to be "local" to the enclosing block, eval, or do FILE --and to any subroutine called from within that block. A local just gives temporary values to global (meaning package) variables. It does notcreate a local variable. This is known as dynamic scoping .

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