I'm guess that it was simply easier to implement it that way. No need to manage a seperate context. Or maybe the compiler was restricted in 7.0. With static local functions with have the option of both.
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I wonder about the reasoning behind allowing the standard local functions to access the parents variables.
I'm guess that it was simply easier to implement it that way. No need to manage a seperate context. Or maybe the compiler was restricted in 7.0. With static local functions with have the option of both.