What seems to have fallen through the cracks in this [tangential] discussion is that the use of code-modification schemes, ALTER and the like, in a routine makes it non-reentrant.
This in my view is the crucial objection to their use. -- John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
