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[REBOL] Re: Redefining system words - gotchas

From: tim-johnsons:web at: 27-Apr-2007 7:33

On Friday 27 April 2007 06:27, Anton Rolls wrote:
> Hi Tim, > > Do you need 'sys-pick to point to the original ? > How about this: > > if action? :pick [pick: ...] > > Keep in mind the whole world of rebol code is expecting > PICK to be the built-in one.
Of course!
> Why not just define 'my-pick or 'tj-pick and leave poor 'pick alone ?
ugh! not good choices... for my taste anyway. My question is kind of academic, for a global word, I would "pick" a different one. My choice turned out to be "peek". for the sake of anyone reading the thread however, I must include that there is much code written where system words have redefined. Where I think it is most safe to do so is inside of a context. thanks tim -- Tim Johnson <tim-johnsons-web.com> Palmer, Alaska, USA