Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
From: peteric@gonzo (Peter Ivimey-Cook)
Subject: Re: OCCAM3 (was :- Revision of occam 2 Referenc
Organization: Insignia Solutions Ltd
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 13:15:16 GMT
Message-ID: <Cu7wtH.EKB@isltd.insignia.com>

Andy Rabagliati (andyr@wizzy.com) wrote:

: If you would like to post a small example, we could look at it.
: Remember, PAR is illegal inside a FUNCTION. Maybe they already fixed it
: in OCCAM3.

Anyone got any ideas *why* PAR is illegal inside a function. Was it just
too complex a case to support? Or is there a valid mathematical reason?
I understand that FUNCTIONS are supposed to be pure (side-effect free),
but adding PAR wouldn't affect this, surely.

Peter IC.


