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[Bug translator/6847] $$parms/$$vars should be $$* or $$%parms/$$%vars
- From: "fche at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 18 Aug 2008 15:25:30 -0000
- Subject: [Bug translator/6847] $$parms/$$vars should be $$* or $$%parms/$$%vars
- References: <20080817132854.6847.mhiramat@redhat.com>
- Reply-to: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com 2008-08-18 15:25 -------
(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > One obstacle in this scheme's way is that there are material
> > differences betewen the various metavariables [...]
> Indeed. In that case, metavariables might better have another
> character which C language doesn't use, like $$%locals, $$%parms, etc.
I'd rather keep the status quo, and use new $ suffixes for
struct-expanded variants of any particular variable (including
metavariables).
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