[Issue 11036] Document that .stringof should not be used for code generation

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Peter Alexander <peter.alexander.au at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Peter Alexander <peter.alexander.au at gmail.com> 2013-09-14 13:45:09 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> As the .stringof representation often changes between compiler versions, it is
> not suitable for code generation because it is unreliable.

Wouldn't a better solution be to define exactly what .stringof should return?
Implementation-defined semantics should be avoided where possible since it
breaks portability.

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