inlining or not inlining...

[ivan]

Jim Wrote:

> spir Wrote:
> 
> > On 02/12/2011 12:15 PM, Jim wrote:
> > > Sorry about that, but I think that is a closely related discussion. @inline is certainly a verb -- even imperative mood, so not just asking for information.
> > > Why do you need information if you can't affect the outcome?
> > 
> > I want to know it. First, because it's valuable information in and by itself. 
> > Second, because it teaches me something. Third, because I can then possibly 
> > decide to not factor out (may be wrong, but still, I can measure...).
> > Glasnost for compilers! ;-)
> 
> Glasnost! :)
> 
> How about the meta-namespace then:
> 
> static if( meta.inlined )
> {
>    writeln("got it!");
> }
> 

Why not:

void foo() { printf("da\n"); }

const bool bar = @glasnost.inlined(foo);

or

const bool bar = __glasnost << inlined!foo;