symtab.h: why so many function bodies

[LachlanA]

Why are so many of the functions in   class symbol_table   defined in
symtab.h instead of symtab.cc?   Since many files include symtab.h, there
seems to be an unnecessary amount of recompiling when debugging those
functions.

If it is to make the code inline, wouldn't declaring it as inline would be
just as effective?

I can understand all of the tiny functions that simply call
rep->same_function(), but substantial functions like

     void clear (scope_id s)
      {
        if (! (is_hidden () || is_inherited ())
            && s == scope ())
          {
            if (is_global ())
              unmark_global ();

            if (is_persistent ())
              {
                symbol_table::persistent_assign (name, varval ());

                unmark_persistent ();
              }

            assign (octave_value ());
          }
      }

seem to belong in symtab.cc.



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