OpenEuphoria

Re: Real world example of the includes-with-the-same-name "bug"

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at yahoo.com> Jan 19, 2006
• 639 views

C Bouzy wrote:
> 
> Vincent wrote:
> > 
> 
> > Hi Chris,
> > 
> > Well first of all it isn't a bug, it was intentially designed that way for
> > internal
> > simplicity. This is a problematic design as discusted before.
> 
> I was going by the title name...
> 
> 
> > There are a couple minor issues that I'm working out before I send my source
> to Robert Craig for inspection</font></i>
> > and hopefully implementation into Euphoria v3.0. 
> > 
> 
> I do not see why he wouldn't add it, I personally think it would be a good
> addition, although I almost always put my include files in the same folder.
> 
> 
> ----If you continue to do what you have always done,
> you will get what you have always gotten.----

This started working in one of the 2.5 alpha or beta interpreters, but he
squashed it as soon as it was pointed out.

He doesn't want the interpreter to work this way.

And it wasn't designed for "internal simplicity".

--
"The author regrets that he is unable to reconcile himself to the
thoughtful point of view you have expressed. However, it must be kept
in mind that being raised in different cultures and different places can
result in such differences of viewpoint between individuals.
The author is from planet Earth." [author unknown]

j.