JuliaInterop / JuliaInterop/MathLink.jl

Multiple returns

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Description

In a Mathematica notebook, every line that doesn't end with ; will be displayed/ returned.
This is handled differently in MathLink where only one return value is possible.
MWE:

W```
       a = 1;
       b = 2
       c = 3
       ``` |> weval
┌ Warning: Set::write: Tag Times in 2 c is Protected.
└ @ MathLink ~/.julia/packages/MathLink/6K9ao/src/eval.jl:16
3

I would expect to get the tuple (2, 3) back.

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Research direction

Reproduce the notebook example and inspect src/eval.jl:16, where the reported warning occurs. Trace how multiple evaluated expressions are collected and compare that behavior with the expected (2, 3) result; done means the example returns both values without the shown warning.

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Tech stack
julia
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
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1-2 days
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