At 17:16 2001-11-25 -0600, Mysidia wrote: > > PS: A little over one month until send_to_char() gets variable arguments > > and its parameters flipped. Have you changed yours yet? > >Ack.. that sounds like a horrible idea.. imagine the >compatibility nightmares between snippets, patches, and post-XXX versions >that changing semantics of such a commonly-used function would cause >and the pain that's bound to cause people who want to contribute and >use contributions > >IMO, send_to_char should be renamed to something like char_send_f if >the calling conventions or parameter list order are being changed -- >that way incompatibility results in compilation errors rather than >random crashes... Couldn't you just make it the old send_to_char a macro call to the new one, and rename the new one, like the send_to_charf snip on the FTP? /Artovil -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | | Archives: http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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