Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > find_global P1, ['global', 'namespace', 'hierarchy'], "thingname"
> That is, split the namespace path from the name of the thing, and > make the namespace path a multidimensional key. > Or I suppose we could just punt and toss the special global access > entirely and make the global namespace a hash 'o hashes hanging off > the interpreter and access it like any other variable, What about: getinterp P2 set P1, P2['global';'namespace';'hierarchy';'thingname'] That is get_pmc_keyed() on a ParrotInterpreter PMC with a multi-key, straight-forward. The set_pmc_keyed() stores a global. Constructing a multy-key by hand isn't that simple (or would need hacking imcc) (and Key componenent separator is a semicolon). leo
