On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Tim Bannister <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 19 Feb 2015, at 13:02, Nick Gearls <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Wrong answer: mod_macro uses the syntax $var but also ${var}, which is
>> mandatory if you want the variable to be a part of a string, like in
>> "${var}abc".
>> The syntax really clashes with the Define directive, so it should be changed.
>> Another unused character could be used, like §
>
> There aren't many suitable symbols left unused.
>
> To make interpolation not clash with Define I'd prefer “${macro:var}”, or
> something like that, to “§{var}”.
Since there is a clash with Define why not '@{var}'?
But I still wonder why the need? Since it works somehow, can't you
just fix the parse warningin the macro definition? (I took a cursory
look at the code, and I'm again overwhelmed--will take some time to
get familiar with it for me.)
Best regards,
-Tom
