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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Add unexport form for modules
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felix . winkelmann |
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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Add unexport form for modules |
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Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:18:07 +0200 |
> The question is do we want to drop the * export support from 5
> altogether.
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> Working with the export list is painful without some syntax support. You
> end up repeating every identifier name otherwise.
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> How about a pair of syntax called export-all and export-none (or
> similar). Every definition lexically after export-all up to a export-none
> is exported and vice-versa.
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Sorry, but I don't like this - Bracketing export-regions it is too error-prone
when
moving definitions around.
"*" export is necessary in some situations, and is used in various
eggs that provide wrapper syntax for modules.
felix