Jonathan Bromley wrote: >> From: Michael (Mac) McNamara > >> Perhaps we should use some word other than extern > [...] >> that clearly indicates the intent. >> >> "export class C ..." >> "public class C ..." > > inside? within? > > but, more seriously, I don't think this is a big deal. > In C, "extern" is pretty pliable - I tend to think of it > as meaning "not my problem, let the linker sort it out". > I don't think people would have a big problem with > this new use of "extern". It says clearly enough > that you need to look elsewhere for the full story. > > Read my lips: no new syntaxes :-) ^^^^^^^^ Well, at least "no new keywords".... I don't really care too much; I like "export" since it gives you the idea that you are giving definition to something outside this location. I like "extern" for the symmetry with the extern method declaration. I'll write it up as "extern" unless stronger opinions are sent. Gord. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Vreugdenhil 503-685-0808 Model Technology (Mentor Graphics) gordonv@model.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.Received on Tue Jun 26 14:03:55 2007
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