[plt-scheme] An odd bug with define-values

>>>>> "Akiva" == Akiva Kleiman <kela_bit at netvision.net.il> writes:

Akiva> (define-values (x y)
Akiva>   (let ([x '*]
Akiva>         [y '*])
Akiva>     (define-values (x y)
Akiva>       (values 3 x))
Akiva>     (values x y)))
Akiva> (display "x = ") (display x)
Akiva> (newline)
Akiva> (display "y = ") (display y)

Akiva> would return:
Akiva> x = 3
Akiva> y = #<undefined>

Akiva> although it *should* return
Akiva> x = 3
Akiva> y = *

Akiva> Oops.

Akiva> The problem, I believe is that define-values prepares a location for the new 
Akiva> variable before evaluating. Thus, when trying to refer to an outer varaiable 
Akiva> with the same name, you actually refer to the inner variable. Which is still 
Akiva> #<undefined>, of course.

No.  DEFINE-VALUES (like DEFINE) is recursive, as a click on "Check
Syntax" in DrScheme and moving the mouse cursor over the "x" in
(values 3 x) will show you.

-- 
Cheers =8-} Mike
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