Re: With a wacky macro before it, 'global' appears to miss a function

[Marc Herbert]

Le 26/04/2011 13:44, Shigio YAMAGUCHI a écrit :
> For this issue, it seems that complex rules complicate the problem
> more and more. Because, using macros, programmers can make many things
> which look like function declaration. It is difficult for us to treat
> all of them.

I fully second that. Macros should only be considered on a "best
effort" basis. 

Since it is possible to do anything with macros, including the most
insane things, a 100% parsing success rate is impossible in the
presence of unusual macros (except by calling or re-implementing the
pre-processor itself). Global parsing rules should stay few and simple
enough so users can still understand them, and to avoid bugs. If that
allows "wacky" macros to eat some symbols then so be it. Global is a
great tool but people should still know how to use "grep" for corner
cases.