Peter Samuelson wrote: > > > > > I think a better solution would be to provide separate "if"like > > > > statements,[...] > > > > > > I think that is overengineering. > > [Greg Banks] > > Sure. I was just saying that if we want a conditional statement > > with combined value+visibility semantics, it should be separate from > > the one that really matters, i.e. that which matches the old "if" > > semantics. > > I guess I wasn't quite clear: my current implementation is both > visibility + value, not visibility only (like current if [ ]) or value > only (like an earlier discussion of dep_if).
Aha. I think you're going to be arguing uphill to get it in. > I think it is a common case, Agreed. > and easy to work around if not wanted. Not so sure about that. > I also think that introducing multiple if-like statements would negate > the chief purpose of this project, which is not only to make the > syntax consistent but to simplify the rules. Agreed. > Finally, I think that people should not have to worry about > visibility. That certainly sounds like a worthy goal. > My primitives are all set to *not* ignore empty > dependency values, if and when we can verify that the corpus is ready > for that change. The mechanism is also there (come The Day) to change Oh no, the dreaded flag day. > I can't quite decide if you are agreeing with my status quo or not. I > think it is useful to assume that n='' for the purpose of dependency > calculation. Agreed. Greg. -- the price of civilisation today is a courageous willingness to prevail, with force, if necessary, against whatever vicious and uncomprehending enemies try to strike it down. - Roger Sandall, The Age, 28Sep2001. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel
