Warp wrote:
> 
>   Sorry, but I still don't see it. Perhaps I'm unusually dumb today.
> 
>   The only thing which I can think of is that you can't create an
> identifier and directly assign a function to it (ie. #local F1 = fn_p;),
> but if that's so, it's illogical and works differently from any other
> identifier type.
> 
>   (Compare it to this: You have a #local A = sphere { 0,1 }; and
> then you can do #local B = A; and you don't have to do it like
> #local B = object { A };)

This is to make it easy to distinguish between function calls and 
function declarations:

#local X=function (Y) { Y }

#local Y=0;

#local Val1=X(0);
#local Val2=X(Y);

#undef Y

#local Fn1=function (Y) { X(Y) }


I assume it would be possible to allow the '#local B = A' form for 
functions as well (although it might be difficult to implement) but 
possibilities for obfuscation are already sufficient IMO.

Christoph

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