Re: template-target patch

From: witt_ive (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-20 18:37:14

--- In jamboost_at_y..., Rene Rivera <grafik666_at_r...> wrote: 
> On 2002-03-18 at 03:56 PM, david.abrahams_at_r... (David Abrahams) 
wrote: 
> 
> > 
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Rene Rivera" <grafik666_at_r...> 
> >> I've put in the functionality into the latest CVS state. It's 
> >implemented as 
> >> "basis" per Dave's suggestion below. 
> > 
> >Nice, Rene! 
> > 
> >However, it's Thomas' feature; he gets final vote over the name. 
I'm not 
> >in love with "basis", I was just testing the waters. 
> 
> 'tis only a name ;-) ... it was getting it implemented and in 
there that was 
> important thing! 

Thanks for the implementation. From looking at it I could not find 
omissions or obvious bugs. 

> 
> Any of the names are acceptable to me. So it really boils down to 
Tim, and you 
> ;-\ 

It seems like I am a bit picky about names. 

First for my name the correct short form would be Tom, though I 
prefer to be called Thomas. Don't take this to seriously Tom is 
fine, I just don't like Tim. 

Second for the feature. I don't like basis. If we want something 
like base we should take the more common base. This is less 
irritating for the user. 

As nobody objected to my arguments against prototype, I would like 
to take it from the list of possible names. This leaves us with 
template and base. I have to admit I am still in love with template. 
Dave you said that base can be used as it is not overloaded in boost 
build. The same argument applies to template. 

I really mean "Vorlage" in german and looking this up in my favorite 
online dictonary gives amongst others model and template and not 
base. From its usage in developer language template seems more 
appropriate to me. 

To cut a long story short. This was my last attempt to push 
template. I will accept either template or base. I cast my vote 
for template. If your votes will give a majority for base it is fine 
with me. 

> 
> >Of course, someone also needs to write HTML documentation for 
this. 
> 
> I'll put in Tim's documentation when the name is final. And Tim if 
you want to 
> touch it up that would be cool. 

I'll have a look at the documentation. It might take 4-5 days. 

Thomas 

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