Re: [c++, cxx-reflection] Initial thoughts on type reflection.

[Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 11:03:18PM +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> 
> What I wanted is:
> 
>    postfix-expression ::=
>         <standard productions>
>       | compile-time-operator ( expression-or-type-id-list )
> 
>    compile-time-operator ::=
>       <(non closed) list of compile-time operators>
> 
> I was calling the thingies involved in the last line "built-ins".

Suggestions: let's leave "built-ins" for the functions described in
builtins.def, and use "compile-time-operator" instead.

Having said that, I'll add this:  we also want to be able to make identical
changes to the C grammar, with a subset of the CTOs.


Phil

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