Hello Daniel,
> A comment about control flow and variables: in branches that are not
> taken, variables are expanded nonetheless, in a way that can be
> surprising. Case in point:
>
> \set var 'ab''cd'
> -- select :var;
> \if false
> select :var ;
> \else
> select 1;
> \endif
>
> To avoid that kind of trouble, would it make sense not to expand
> variables in untaken branches?
Hmmm. This case is somehow contrived (for a string, :'var' could be used,
in which case escaping would avoid the hazard), but I think that what you
suggest is a better behavior, if easy to implement.
--
Fabien.
