> I think I'd actually prefer "require" in place of "extern mod" to any use of the "extern" keyword. "extern" should solely be associated with the FFI; overloading the term to refer to pure Rust code is confusing.
I like this. One more keyword is a small price to pay for clarity. "link" could also be used if "require" is too many characters. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 8:54 PM, Patrick Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I'd actually prefer "require" in place of "extern mod" to any use > of the "extern" keyword. "extern" should solely be associated with the FFI; > overloading the term to refer to pure Rust code is confusing. > > Yes, it's an extra keyword, but few use the term "require" as an > identifier, and "require" has huge precedent. > > Patrick > > ______________________________**_________________ > Rust-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/**listinfo/rust-dev<https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev> >
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