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Re: What "eval" means in score files?
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Ted Zlatanov |
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Re: What "eval" means in score files? |
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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:53:09 -0600 |
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:11:13 +0200 Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> wrote:
TL> Gnus manual says in "(Gnus) Score File Format":
TL> `eval'
TL> The value of this entry will be `eval'el. This element will be
TL> ignored when handling global score files.
TL> Then what? What should the entry evaluate to? How does Gnus interpret
TL> the result of evaluation? How can I use it with scoring?
Nothing else in the score file is actually eval-ed, so you're limited to
literal statements. It's like writing a function without macros. With
an eval clause in the score file you can generate any of the other keys,
including a string key which maps to a header. It's like an in-place
macro.
Ted