[Rocco Moretti] > foo, bar, _ = gen_tuple(stuff) > as '_' is already special cased (last result in interactive mode), and > is already used for "don't care" sematics in Prolog. `_' is also the `gettext' function in internationalised programs. It so seems that `_' is in great demand! :-) -- François Pinard http://pinard.progiciels-bpi.ca