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Subject: Re: Where is the list ?? 
In-reply-to: egs's message of Tue, 02 Jun 92 22:11:03 -0400.
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Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 1992 20:07:30 -0400
From:	Chris Siebenmann <cks@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu>
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 $1 is unassignable-to because it's a fake variable; it's really $*(1),
and you can't assign to sepperate array elements. It might be an error
for rc to not complain. You can assign to $* wholesale, either replacing
or augmenting it; I've done this on occasion.

	- cks