Separately, I use this macro <https://github.com/gfredericks/repl-utils#bg> for running background things in the repl. It probably targets different concerns, but seems related at least.
Gary Fredericks (803)-295-0195 [email protected] gfredericks.com On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 8:01 AM, Carlo Zancanaro <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies, I forgot to cc the list. > > On Thu, May 03 2018, Gary Fredericks wrote: > >> You would also have race conditions on the meaning of *1, *2, *3, and *e. >> >> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 5:43 AM, Carlo Zancanaro <[email protected] >> > >> wrote: >> >>> >But what happens when a user set!s a var? is it effective for >all >>> future evals but not the concurrent ones? >>> >>> I believe so, but I can't check right now. If I'm wrong I'll correct >>> myself when I can check. >>> >> > It turns out I was half-wrong. When you start an evaluation then the > bindings will be set to the state that they were in at the end of the most > recent evaluation. This can get a bit confusing when there are lots of > overlapping evaluations, but when you're using the system interactively > (eg. with CIDER) then you have a lot of control over the evaluation > sequence. > > The meanings of *1, *2, *3, and *e follow the same rules as the above. I > still find it a bit weird that evaluating a form with C-M-x (or other > in-buffer evaluation commands) changes those variables, though. I would > prefer it if those variables only got set by an evaluation from the REPL > buffer (which CIDER ensures are sequential). That way I could eval stuff > with C-M-x without affecting the state of my REPL history variables. But > that's a separate issue in my mind. > > Carlo > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
