Re: [PATCH] Factor %FLAG at scan level.

[Joel E. Denny]

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, Akim Demaille wrote:

> > It's just one new option:
> > 
> >  --force-define=NAME[=VALUE]
> > 
> > And it would be straight-forward to implement.
> 
> I guess I was confuses by references to %defines in the quoted thread, and I
> read "defines" in your suggestion.  Which makes no sense since there is NAME
> in the argument, but I guess I was too tired to notice.

No problem.  I shouldn't have distracted you with that.

> So, in short, yes, sure!  :)

Great.  Thanks.  :)

> > > That in the end the question is: should the interface be tailored for
> > > experienced users, or novices.  Both opinions are perfectly defendable,
> > > but we
> > > need to make our mind once on this regard, and be consistent afterwards.
> > 
> > I'm surprised to see you argue this way after you recently supported the
> > "misleading reference" concept for Alex's value names.
> 
> ISTR that there was one message with which I did not agree :(  But I don't
> have the thread here.

I thought you and I were mostly in agreement by the end.  If you think of 
it, please remind me.