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Re: "Documentation by paper"
- From: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu (Richard Kenner)
- To: phil at codesourcery dot com
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 04 15:44:40 EST
- Subject: Re: "Documentation by paper"
I certainly never called it that. I certainly don't dispute the need
for writing down what you're asking for. But we also need useful API
catalogs:
But these aren't libraries that have APIs. Instead, they are a
collection of functions that implement a compiler.
and cross-references:
I'm not convinced having a printed cross-reference (or one in a format
related to printing) is useful. I don't see what benefit they have that
a tags file does not. Can you explain that?