On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 8:15 PM Alon Zakai <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think we can do > > var HEAP8 = MEM8; > > etc. for a while, deprecate HEAP8, then after more time make using HEAP8 > throw an error saying "use MEM8". We've done similar breaking changes in > the past, they do cause temporary annoyance for users, but it's easy for > them to fix, and we all end up in a better state later. > > Better for who? It's not mem, it's a/the heap. > - Alon > > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 7:58 PM 'Sam Clegg' via emscripten-discuss < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 1:55 PM Alon Zakai <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Agreed, it isn't the best name. It could perhaps be MEM8 etc. (to keep >> it short). >> > >> > If someone's interested to do this change, I'd be in favor of it. >> >> Isn't there at lot code out there in the wild that would be broken by >> such as change? >> >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 11:32 AM Andrej Nosky <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Well, technically I get it. Because it's a heap, right? But heap only >> begins on certain offset, before which stack is located. In my opinion >> there could be more fitting name for this structure, like MEMORY8, MEMORY16 >> and so on. I think it's a little confusing, especially for people who care >> where and why data is stored. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "emscripten-discuss" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/emscripten-discuss/9aea0156-9464-4568-9beb-459cca5cc7fb%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "emscripten-discuss" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/emscripten-discuss/CAEX4NpRDSvTq6GNgBsTYj4ciNRYfk5TYOb-k-WEJZvbFj7Dcbw%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "emscripten-discuss" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/emscripten-discuss/CAL_va29R3YSPGrHN01JD2ugA7BqyaE_wtZTKvM6UtAN8AD1xQw%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "emscripten-discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/emscripten-discuss/CAEX4NpQuFq1_8UqXLQq8TDewkYwoVYiy7W2WGMMRydMOCBvVCQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/emscripten-discuss/CAEX4NpQuFq1_8UqXLQq8TDewkYwoVYiy7W2WGMMRydMOCBvVCQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "emscripten-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/emscripten-discuss/CAA2GJqXyW1zaj5KqFgmVgrxy%3DZjcAutC7%2BLx4sTDEMF1jxR8MQ%40mail.gmail.com.
