Chip Salzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Say, that gives me an idea. Python-like untyped namespaces are a > significant subpopulation. > > Matt: How about a standard namespace method: > > INTVAL is_typed() > > which returns false for the simple Python-like unmangled namespaces? This > would allow -all- untyped namespaces to export to each other without hassle, > even if they're from different HLLs.
It definitely shouldn't be a problem. But it's only useful if you think that languages won't be able to correctly identify their own types: compiler writers will have to write export code that uses the typed interface anyway. So this won't generate less code, but it's possible that it will improve interoperability (and possibly speed). At this point, I'd probably say to just leave this until later. I'm not convinced that we need it. But if we do, it'll be simple to add. -- matt diephouse http://matt.diephouse.com
