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Namespace vote

• Posted by Sabal.Mike at notations.com Jun 26, 2001
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Just my 2.41 yen:

  I think the format

    include myfile.e as lib1
    include herfile.e
    include hisfile.e as lib1

  along with conditional includes would make the most sense.  Multiple =
files sharing the same namespace is allowable as long as the two files do =
not have any symbol conflicts.  Sharing a namespace, especially a blank =
namespace, seems the easiest way to avoid breaking code.  And it's an =
elegant solution. If both files contain function abs(), then the following =
usage should apply (same as with variables & constants):

  x =3D abs(y) -- uses the function in herfile.e
  x =3D :abs(y) -- blank namespace also uses herfile.e
  x =3D lib1:abs(y) -- uses the function in myfile.e
  x =3D bil9:abs(y) -- fails because there is no such namespace.

  function abs(object y) -- fails because the blank namespace is already =
taken
-- with that function

Anyway, just my thoughts for the day.