Re: Question about catcalls
Eric Bezault <[email protected]>
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Colin Paul Adams wrote: >>>>>> "Eric" == Eric Bezault <[email protected]> writes: > > > Eric> I tried to find ways to rewrite the code to avoid the > Eric> CAT-call error messages, but could not find one yet (apart > Eric> from duplicating the code for each container). > > A different approach might be for a burden-off-proof requirement. > > Define an indexing term for a routine that declares no > catcalls. Gelint would just skip those routines. > > Should be acceptable for test cases. A class that has no CAT-call today might have CAT-calls tomorrow without even modifying this class or any of its ancestors. So I think that marking a class as CAT-call free is dangerous because the compiler will not tell you when a new CAT-call is introduced. -- Eric Bezault mailto:[email protected] http://www.gobosoft.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/