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Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch

From: "Zack Weinberg" <zack at codesourcery dot com>
To: Ziemowit Laski <zlaski at apple dot com>
Cc: jason at redhat dot com, Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at redhat dot com>, Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, mark at codesourcery dot com
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 16:44:28 -0800
Subject: Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch
References: <CE878995-456D-11D8-B7FE-000393673036@apple.com><m3vfmpfael.fsf@frogsleap.quesejoda.com><jmfzdtgj0q.fsf@desire.geoffk.org><87fzdtcary.fsf@egil.codesourcery.com><3CFAE1B8-55DA-11D8-9876-000393673036@apple.com>

Ziemowit Laski <zlaski@apple.com> writes:

>> I object in principle to any change that involves including header
>> files behind the user's back.
>
> How does that differ from emitting tons of builtins behind the user's
> back? :-)

Namespace pollution.  Builtins are only visible if explicitly declared
or referenced via __builtin_* names.

zw

References:
- Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch
  - From: Aldy Hernandez
- Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch
  - From: Geoff Keating
- Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch
  - From: Zack Weinberg
- Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch
  - From: Ziemowit Laski

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