[REBOL] Re: Redefining system words - gotchas
From: gregg::pointillistic::com at: 26-Apr-2007 17:03
Hi Tim,
TJ> I want to redefine 'pick so that pick series -1 gets the last
TJ> element pick series -2 gets the second to last etc...
TJ> ...the gotcha is that if I'm working with a large application that
TJ> has somehow previous defined 'sys-pick errors could be introduced.
I've become leery of redefining system words at a global level,
especially in larger projects, but I know that's part of the appeal of
REBOL; so I would suggest using Ladislav's INCLUDE function, that
allows you to specify that something should not be loaded if it
already has been.
-- Gregg
