Re: Multiple major modes

[T. V. Raman]

For the record, advice does update the function documentation,
assuming one documents the advice.


>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
    Richard>     The function overload mechanism is also a
    Richard> feature I use in semantic.  Most features that work
    Richard> in multiple major modes today provide a variable
    Richard> where you can put a symbol that is a function that
    Richard> would then provide some mode-specific functionality.
    Richard> 
    Richard>     My semantic tool has hundreds of these
    Richard> functions, so I abstracted the concept up so that
    Richard> the implementations could be declarative, instead of
    Richard> programmatic.
    Richard> 
    Richard> I really don't like the idea of function overloads.
    Richard> This mechanism shares the drawbacks of advice: that
    Richard> a function doesn't do what its definition says.
    Richard> 
    Richard>                  It also makes it easy to make most
    Richard> functions overridable, which helps avoid forcing
    Richard> users to use advice when customizing my tool.
    Richard> 
    Richard> It is easy to replace advising with another similar
    Richard> mechanism, but it doesn't solve the problem.
    Richard> 
    Richard> It seems to me that there is no need for this.
    Richard> Calling a variable with funcall should do the same
    Richard> job.  That way, the call _shows_ that the function
    Richard> isn't fixed.
    Richard> 
    Richard> 
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