[boost] Re: Unused variable warnings...

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-24 07:09:37

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:

> [2003-10-23] Brian McNamara wrote:
>
>>On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 11:07:34PM -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
>>> Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>> > 3. I'll gladly add ASAP, in which case; Is "unused_variable" a
> reasonable
>>> > name? 
>>> 
>>> Reasonable, though "no_unused_warning" might be more self-documenting.
>>
>>Everyone has opinions about names, so I'll share mine.
>>
>>I think something long like
>>
>>   disable_unused_variable_warning
>>
>>is better.
>>
>>In fact, I don't know if there are other types of warnings people try to
>>disable with code-tricks like these, but it might even make sense to
>>make it be
>>
>>   disable_warning::unused_variable
>>
>>Even if this is the only such entity, I kinda like the way the code
>>reads with the "::" in it.  In general, anything in the
>>"disable_warning" namespace would be "code with no effect" stuff like
>>this example.
>
> I kinda like the disable_warning:: version also... As it lets you also:
>
>     using namespace boost::disable_warning;
>     ...

So then usage reads:

   unused_variable(x)

??

I think this is getting too fancy.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
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