Pass through of optional parameters

 >
 > I have a macro with an optional parameter:
 >
 > <#macro term source result op context optional...>
 >     do stuff, possibly using ${optional.root} </#macro>
 >
 > This is called indirectly by another macro.
 >
 > <@indirectCall root=someValue />
 >
 > <#macro indirectCall optional... > stuff <@term source=s result=r op=o
 > context=c ???/> </#macro>
 >
 > I'd like to pass through the optional parameter when it's given to
 > indirect.  At the moment, the best way that I can see to do that is
 >
 > <#macro indirectCall optional... >
 >   stuff
 >   <#if optional.root??>
 >      <@term source=s result=r op=o context=c root=optional.root />
 >   <#else
 >      <@term source=s result=r op=o context=c  />
 >   </#if>
 > </#macro
 >
 > Is there a more concise way of doing this?  I tried <@term {other
 > args} optional=optional>, but that just meant that the optional map in
 > @term had a key called optional, pointing to the map I wanted it to
 > be.
 >
 > I can write it like this, but it rather clutters macros that aren't
 > trying to do anything except convey the optional parameters down.
 > It'll get even more cluttered if I add a second optional parameter.
 >
 > Troy


Also, does anyone know if the 
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asking about the problem, but I haven't heard back from it.

Troy

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