> the workaround for this is to declare the local variables as parameters that are not passed (and separate them with four spaces) - cannot return array from a

> the workaround for this is to declare the local variables as parameters that are not passed (and separate them with four spaces) - cannot return array from a function. Does anyone know the history of this? It sounds like something that's to crazy to have been designed and came about as a hack that got widely adopted. It would be nice if they added a local keyword or a prefix or something.