We need to kill C syntax for declaring function types

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:55:55 -0400, Don <nospam at nospam.com> wrote:

> Steven Schveighoffer wrote:

>>  Yes, 100% agree, get rid of this.  Does that mean we need to get rid  
>> of C-style function pointer declarations?  Because I recently saw a use  
>> for them (deciphering C-style function pointer syntax).
>
> I agree, I use it for the same thing. In the patch, I made C-style  
> function pointers deprecated (so you can still compile it with the -d  
> switch) and C-style abominable x(y) types illegal.
>
> I would expect that it always remains a deprecated syntax, to aid  
> conversion of C-style code. But in my experience, you always want to get  
> rid of them eventually.

Perfect solution, thanks!

-Steve