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Subject: RE: [Caml-list] # eval line; (?)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 15:39:50 -0500
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I think that there is a small catch.  I think that the definition of=20
eval is correct, but that if you use it in a toplevel loop, then it
will fail because of the parser not reenterant. -D

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sami M=E4kel=E4 [mailto:sajuma@utu.fi]
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:23 PM
> To: Coletta R=E9mi
> Cc: caml-list@inria.fr
> Subject: Re: [Caml-list] # eval line; (?)
>=20
>=20
> > # line;;
> > - : string =3D "let b =3D 1;;"
> >=20
> > # b;;
> >   ^
> > Unbound value b
> >=20
> > I'm looking for a function like "eval" in LISP, that does
> >=20
> > # eval line;
> > -: int =3D 1
> >=20
> > #b;;
> > - : int =3D 1
>=20
> Try:
>=20
> let eval str =3D
>   Toploop.execute_phrase true Format.std_formatter
>      (!Toploop.parse_toplevel_phrase (Lexing.from_string str));;
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