[e-lang] scoping rules of when-catch

[Kevin Reid]

On May 31, 2006, at 17:26, Mark Miller wrote:

> <funcHeader> ::= <ident> ( <pattern>* ) <optGuard>
> ...
> I just talked to MarcS and clarified that his concern was to ensure  
> that the <catchClause> would still be allowed, as indeed it can.  
> However, I am thinking about deprecating and eventually removing  
> the <funcHeader>. It no longer seems to me that it provides enough  
> value to justify its weight. Does anyone see any compelling reason  
> to continue to allow the <funcHeader>?

What was the original reason for its inclusion?

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