Re: [libobjc] May I tweak objc-api.h?

[Andrew Pinski <pinskia at physics dot uc dot edu>]

On Feb 6, 2004, at 14:14, Ziemowit Laski wrote:

> On 6 Feb, 2004, at 14.07, Ziemowit Laski wrote:
>
> > On 6 Feb, 2004, at 14.02, Alexander Malmberg wrote:
> >
> > > Ziemowit Laski wrote:
> > > >    typedef struct objc_super {
> > > >      id      self;                           /* Id of the object 
> > > > sending
> > > >                                                  the message. */
> > > >      Class class;                              /* Object's super 
> > > > class.
> > > > */
> > > >    } Super, *Super_t;
> > > [snip]
> > > > So, do you think it would be OK to rename 'class' above to, say,
> > > > 'super_class'?
> > >
> > > This field is used in GNUstep. What do you propose that code should 
> > > do
> > > to work with both versions? Change the name only if __cplusplus is
> > > defined?
> >
> > Change the name unconditionally... please? :-)
>
> Of course, this only applies to stuff in headers that may get pulled 
> into
> a C++/ObjC++ translation unit.  I just noticed that GNU libobjc has 
> local
> objects named 'class' in its .c and .m files, which is fine.


But the structs are used in GNUStep and which cannot change just 
support one version of
gcc.  They have to support multiple versions of gcc.  I rescind my ok 
on this.  Knowing that
programs will brake.  Also changing it conditional on __cplusplus is 
okay with me as it is
okay with Alex.

Thanks,
Andrew Pinski