> Where exactly does it say that?
>
> > dispatch_block_t p;
> >
> > if(cond){
> > p =^ { print("cond\n"); };
> > }else{
> > p =^ { print("cond\n"); };
> > }
> > p();
> >
> > since the first part is equivalent to
> >
> > if(cond){
> > struct Block _t = ...;
> > p = &_t;
> > }
>
> I'm pretty sure Apple's compiler is smart enough to allow the
> construct that
> you've just mentioned. In fact, I'd be willing to bet on it. Sadly
> just like about
> anybody else on this thread I don't have an access to Snow Leopard Mac
> OS X
> at the moment. So if there needs to be an experiment run -- that'll
> have to
> wait till next week.
as i believe was originally explained,
i ripped that example *directly* from the apple grand central
documentation on page 37 in the "Data Types" section:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Performance/Reference/GCD_libdispatch_Ref/GCD_libdispatch_Ref.pdf
maybe you don't believe the documentation?
- erik
