%% Lin George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

  pds> A recursive variable (expansion is deferred) will have to be
  pds> expanded every time the variable is referenced. Any variables in
  pds> the value expand to their CURRENT values, not what they were when
  pds> the simple variable was assigned.

  pds> Doh. I mean "when the _recursive_ variable was assigned."
   
  lg> I think you mean assigned when you mentioned "referenced". Correct?

No.

See my message from yesterday on the difference between "assigned" and
"referenced".

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