suggestion: relaxing reqirements for version and mixin

[Artyom Shalkhakov]

Artyom Shalkhakov Wrote:

> Stewart Gordon Wrote:
> 
> > Thomas Kuehne wrote:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > > In my view it would be realy nice to allow the following code:
> > > 
> > > template Foo(){
> > >     return:
> > > 	}
> > > 
> > > void doFoo(){
> > >     mixin Foo;
> > > }
> > > 
> > > Ok, that's a trival excample but should give you the idea.
> > > 
> > > The content of the version expression should only be interpreted
> > > after validating the scope of "version". e.g.
> > > 
> > > if( version(STRICT){a<200 || } a>0){
> > >     // blabla
> > > }
> > 
> > Both those features smack of textual processing to me.
> > 
> > "Modern languages should not be text processing, they should be symbolic 
> > processing."
> > 
> > And a potential parsing nightmare.
> > 
> > Stewart.
> > 
> > -- 
> > My e-mail is valid but not my primary mailbox, aside from its being the 
> > unfortunate victim of intensive mail-bombing at the moment.  Please keep 
> > replies on the 'group where everyone may benefit.
> 
> Thanks for the tips. I'm off to read the articles you mentioned.
Oops, looks like the wrong button. =) Sorry.