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Re: multiple return values

Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com> writes:

> >(multi-let (((a b) (give-two)))
> >  (display a) ; => 5
> >  (display b) ; => 7
> >  )
> 
> I think this is usually called a pattern-matching let.  Multiple
> return values are not lists.

Hmm...  I don't see why the above syntax necessarily should involve
lists.  It's just a matter of deciding what it means.

I think Dylan had some similar syntax, although perhaps more similar
to

(let ((a b (give-two))
  ...))

/mdj