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Re: SCM_CALL_N
From: |
Dale P. Smith |
Subject: |
Re: SCM_CALL_N |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:42:40 -0400 |
Dirk Herrmann wrote:
>
> On 22 Jun 2001, Neil Jerram wrote:
>
> > >>>>> "Keisuke" == Keisuke Nishida <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > Keisuke> Hello, The patch attached below implements four macros,
> > Keisuke> SCM_CALL_0, SCM_CALL_1, SCM_CALL_2, and SCM_CALL_3, as
> > Keisuke> follows: [...]
> >
> > Keisuke> Is this a good patch? Can I apply it?
> >
> > I'm inclined against it. The benefit does not seem sufficient to
> > outweigh the cost, which is to obscure calls of scm_apply.
> >
> > Instead, some of the cases that you suggest changing could be tidied
> > up a bit by using the appropriate SCM_LISTn macro.
>
> But, I have always had problems to understand the way parameters have to
> be passed to scm_apply. Therefore, I think Keisuke does bring up a point
> which could actually need improvement.
Amen.
I was just looking at moving from the gh_ interface to scm_. There are
plenty of gh_callN functions that are basically Keisuke's macros. I
think the macros would be very helpful in smoothing the transition from
gh_.
-Dale
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Dale P. Smith
Treasurer, Cleveland Linux Users Group http://cleveland.lug.net
Senior Systems Consultant, Altus Technologies Corporation
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440-746-9000 x309
- SCM_CALL_N, Keisuke Nishida, 2001/06/22
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Neil Jerram, 2001/06/22
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Dirk Herrmann, 2001/06/22
- Re: SCM_CALL_N,
Dale P. Smith <=
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Neil Jerram, 2001/06/24
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Keisuke Nishida, 2001/06/24
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Neil Jerram, 2001/06/24
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Rob Browning, 2001/06/24
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Neil Jerram, 2001/06/24
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Keisuke Nishida, 2001/06/25
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Marius Vollmer, 2001/06/25
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Marius Vollmer, 2001/06/25
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Rob Browning, 2001/06/25
- Re: SCM_CALL_N, Keisuke Nishida, 2001/06/25