[boost] Re: Template-based BIL IDL

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-03 09:47:12

"Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Daniel Wallin wrote:
>> Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
>>> Do you have any suggestions for improving the macro syntax? For
>>> instance, do you like David Abrahams's suggested syntax better:
>>>
>>>     DECLARE_INTERFACE(
>>>       Interface,
>>>       ((int)(print)(ostream&)(int))
>>>     );
>>>
>>> ?
>>
>> Here's two other ideas (that I *think* are implementable):
>>
>>      DECLARE_INTERFACE(Interface,
>>        2(int, print, (ostream&, int))
>>      );
>>
>>      DECLARE_INTERFACE(Interface,
>>        (int, print, 2(ostream&, int))
>>      );
>
> This is a bit like Rene's, with 'ARGn' replaced by plain 'n'.
>
> If I could just get rid of that damned arity everything would be great!

      DECLARE_INTERFACE(Interface,
        (int, print, (ostream&)(int))
      );

?

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