Re: variable ../.. global

From	Roderick <hruodr@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.tcl
Subject	Re: variable ../.. global
Date	2026-02-23 09:08 +0000
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2026, Rich wrote:

>> If I have a variable v in the namespace name, then
>>
>> "global ::name::v" and "variable v" inside a procedure in
>> "namespace eval name" will do the same.
>
> The point of "global" is to make a "local proc variable" link to a global
> of the same name.  ::name::v is not a "local proc variable".  Trying to
> do that won't make the link.

I meant this:

% namespace eval nn {proc pp {} {global ::nn::v; set v 1}}
% nn::pp
1
% set nn::v
1

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