xlib.scad: x=function () "from_xlib"; my source file: use<xlib.scad> echo(x()); WARNING: Ignoring unknown function 'x' in file test.scad, line 2 ECHO: undef I think this is a bug, as variables from use files are available and functions are as well, so shouldn't variables which are lambda functions? - Cory

No variables are not available from used files. On Mon, 25 Aug 2025, 22:51 Cory Cross via Discuss, < discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > xlib.scad: > > x=function () "from_xlib"; > > my source file: > > use<xlib.scad> > echo(x()); > > WARNING: Ignoring unknown function 'x' in file test.scad, line 2 > > ECHO: undef > > I think this is a bug, as variables from use files are available and > functions are as well, so shouldn't variables which are lambda functions? > > - Cory > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

Ugh I'm always confused because bosl2 uses include and we're discussing why more-or-less in the other threads. Thanks. On August 25, 2025 5:53:26 PM EDT, nop head via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: >No variables are not available from used files. > >On Mon, 25 Aug 2025, 22:51 Cory Cross via Discuss, < >discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > >> xlib.scad: >> >> x=function () "from_xlib"; >> >> my source file: >> >> use<xlib.scad> >> echo(x()); >> >> WARNING: Ignoring unknown function 'x' in file test.scad, line 2 >> >> ECHO: undef >> >> I think this is a bug, as variables from use files are available and >> functions are as well, so shouldn't variables which are lambda functions? >> >> - Cory >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

Yes, includes allow you to reference variables. Use does not. > On Aug 25, 2025, at 15:34, Cory Cross via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > > Ugh I'm always confused because bosl2 uses include and we're discussing why more-or-less in the other threads. Thanks. > > > > On August 25, 2025 5:53:26 PM EDT, nop head via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: >> No variables are not available from used files. >> >> On Mon, 25 Aug 2025, 22:51 Cory Cross via Discuss, <discuss@lists.openscad.org <mailto:discuss@lists.openscad.org>> wrote: >>> xlib.scad: >>> >>> x=function () "from_xlib"; >>> >>> my source file: >>> >>> use<xlib.scad> >>> echo(x()); >>> >>> WARNING: Ignoring unknown function 'x' in file test.scad, line 2 <> >>> ECHO: undef >>> >>> >>> I think this is a bug, as variables from use files are available and functions are as well, so shouldn't variables which are lambda functions? >>> >>> >>> - Cory >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org <mailto:discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org>_______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org