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From: "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm>
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Subject: Re: quick review of <BUILDS and CREATE history
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:43:41 -0500
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:00:16 -0500, Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de>  
wrote:

> The definition of RECURSE therefore is a simple
>
> ' noop Alias recurse
>
> [...]
>
> IMHO this is both the smallest possible and the most
> general implementation of RECURSE.

Is that even worth pointing out, if the typical RECURSE
definition is something like this:

: RECURSE LATESTXT @ COMPILE, ; IMMEDIATE

Why does it matter that yours is smallest and more general?


Rod Pemberton