Re: When do you re-export?

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi jgart,

jgart <jgart@dismail.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> When should I re-export something in a module?
>
> docs say the following:
>
> Add all variables (which must be symbols or pairs of symbols) to the
> list of re-exported bindings of the current module. Pairs of symbols
> are handled as in export. Re-exported bindings must be imported by the
> current module from some other module.
>
> The docs don't explain why you would want to even do a re-export in the first 
> place...

I've used in two places, I think:

1. Move code around while preserving backward compatibility.
2. For convenience (when people importing B would typically also want
something from A).

Best used very sparingly, or not at all, I'd say :-).

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim