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

[Ziemowit Laski <zlaski at apple dot com>]

On 6 Feb, 2004, at 15.48, Nicola Pero wrote:

> > > > > > 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? :-)
> > >
> > > Only if you can give us a really good answer to the first question. 
> > > :)
> > >
> > > Again: What do you propose that code should do to work with both
> > > versions?
> >
> > If you rename 'class' to 'super_class' and reference it as
> > 'super_class',
> > then this will work in all four of our C flavors, so I'm not sure I
> > understand
> > your question...  Or are you suggesting that we do something like
> >
> >    #ifdef __cplusplus
> >      Class super_class;
> >    #else
> >      Class class;
> >    #endif
> >
> > ?  While possible, I'd submit that this approach will be more 
> > confusing
> > in the long run.
>
> Yes - it would be messy and confusing.  Why don't you just rename it 
> and
> increase the ObjC runtime version number ?

Alas, incrementing the version # seems like an even bigger Pandora's 
box... :-)
> Then GNUstep can check for the ObjC runtime version number, and use 
> class
> or super_class depending on the ObjC runtime version number.

I guess I'll go with the #ifdef OBJCPLUS/__cplusplus for now, since 
that's
what others agreed to, it solves my problems, and (perhaps most 
importantly)
theological debates are not my forte. :-)

Thanks for your support, though,

--Zem
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