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Re: Unwanted hook names (was Re: interface reductions)
- To: Dirk Herrmann <dirk at ida dot ing dot tu-bs dot de>
- Subject: Re: Unwanted hook names (was Re: interface reductions)
- From: Ian Grant <Ian dot Grant at cl dot cam dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 09:01:09 +0100
- cc: Guile Mailing List <guile at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>, Ian dot Grant at cl dot cam dot ac dot uk
dirk@ida.ing.tu-bs.de said:
> So I have to agree with you that this is extremely bad. But, the only
> way we could cause a compile time error would be to either rename
> scm_create_hook or change it's parameter list.
> So, what to do about this problem: It's not too bad of an idea to say
> that functions with changing behaviour get renamed. But, if the name
> was quite allright, you wouldn't like to do this. And, you change
> something again, and the next release you change the name back again.
> Hmmm?
What about using #error and #warning preprocessor directives, or are these GNU
specific?
Ian
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