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To: Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com>
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On 11/1/11 8:02 PM, Eric Schulte wrote:
> As for variable handling, I think the solution is to ensure that on the
> code-block side of things, a var string like "foo=3, bar=2, foo=1"
> results in,
>
> foo=1
> bar=2
>
> that is, subtree variable definitions will pre-empty earlier definitions
> of the same variable..

Yes, that sounds like the way to go. My previous message implied that 
the var string should only contain unique variable names, but I see 
that that would be needlessly complicated.

This is an interesting approach; I like it better than the property 
block. I'm sure we will think of other useful applications for 
cumulative properties, too (conversely, there'll probably be some side 
effect that will turn around and bite us at some point, though I can't 
think what it would be).

Yours,
Christian