RE: overlapping attributes not detected

2014-10-04 Thread John Macdonald
I'd rather see it as has '-XXX' to override, has '+XXX' to augment, and has 'XXX' to create a new attribute, with an error if an unsigned creation had a conflict. That provides the feature when it is desired without providing an action ata distance bug when it is unexpected. John Macdonald

Re: overlapping attributes not detected

2014-10-04 Thread Karen Etheridge
On Sat, Oct 04, 2014 at 08:02:05PM +, John Macdonald wrote: I'd rather see it as has '-XXX' to override, has '+XXX' to augment, and has 'XXX' to create a new attribute, with an error if an unsigned creation had a conflict. That provides the feature when it is desired without providing an

Re: overlapping attributes not detected

2014-10-04 Thread Niall Young
On Sat, 4 Oct 2014, Karen Etheridge wrote: On Sat, Oct 04, 2014 at 08:02:05PM +, John Macdonald wrote: I'd rather see it as has '-XXX' to override, has '+XXX' to augment, and has 'XXX' to create a new attribute, with an error if an unsigned creation had a conflict. That provides the