Question: What is the expected correct outcome of the following:

In Maple V, Release 4 (1996):

 

_EnvX:=0; b:=0; proc() global b; print(_EnvX, b); assign('_EnvX=1, b=1'); print(_EnvX, b); end();
_EnvX:=0: b:=0: proc() global b; print(_EnvX, b); _EnvX:=1; b:=1; print(_EnvX, b); end();;

gives:
                                 0, 0
                                 0, 1

In newer Maple:

 

_EnvX:=0; b:=0; proc() global b; print(_EnvX, b); assign('_EnvX=1, b=1'); print(_EnvX, b); end proc();
_EnvX:=0: b:=0: proc() global b; print(_EnvX, b); _EnvX:=1; b:=1; print(_EnvX, b); end proc();

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