Re: [MI] lvalues and variable_editable

[Nick Roberts <nickrob at snap dot net dot nz>]

I mean:

 >  > I'm still a bit confused but I think this is because I read "lvalue"
 >  > and think of the C language meaning.  An lvalue is something which can
 >  > occur on the left hand side of an assignment.  So it can happen for
 >  > children too, for instance.
 > 
 > AFAIK lvalue isn't a language specific context.  Here's how to specify an
                                          ^^^^^^^                         ^^
                                          concept
 > lvalue for a root variable:
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   a root variable that's _not_ an lvalue:
 > 
 > -var-create - * "i1 + i2"
 > 
 > Can you give an example of how you would specify an lvalue for children?
                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                            children that _aren't_ lvalues?


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