On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 11:43 +0200, Michael Haardt wrote: > Hello, > > I saw the patch and although I see its use, I wonder: > > How about a little object orientation? Specifically, I could imagine > abstract routers and transports, and having real routers (transports etc.) > extending them. > > Currently, there are default settings for all routers in Exim, so > in a way you could say that routers extend an abstract super router. > Those abstract super routers extend the generic abstract super router. > There is already some OO in there. > > Macros are tempting, but work on a textual level and usually bite back, > if you get too fancy. > > What do you think?
OO sounds good too, but the limitation of having to derive from a common base isn't appropriate in all snippet reuse situations. Regards, Jonathan > > Michael > -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-dev Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
