From: Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] dhog the corruptor!
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 06:46:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011114064653.G596@cackle.proxima.alt.za> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011114003429.34D279C404@barf.ugcs.caltech.edu>; from Quinn Dunkan on Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 04:34:24PM -0800
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 04:34:24PM -0800, Quinn Dunkan wrote:
>
> forsyth:
> > type checking is often ignored in these interfaces.
> > with static linking #include and mk are often adequate if
> > not perfect, but dynamic linking increases the chances for
> > error.
>
> AFAICT, though, dynamically typed languages don't have to worry about it.
> Skeptics would say "that's because the chances for error are already at
> maximum and can't be increased" :)
Got bit by that yesterday: my NetBSD packaged "psql" had forgotten to
include -ltermcap on the ld command. Took me hours to realise it
wasn't an upgrade problem, just finger trouble :-(
No compile time diagnostics, of course.
++L
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-14 4:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-13 23:50 David Gordon Hogan
2001-11-14 0:34 ` Quinn Dunkan
2001-11-14 4:46 ` Lucio De Re [this message]
2001-11-16 11:52 ` Boyd Roberts
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-11-14 9:26 forsyth
2001-11-16 11:56 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-13 23:54 forsyth
2001-11-13 23:53 David Gordon Hogan
2001-11-13 23:04 David Gordon Hogan
2001-11-13 23:28 ` Quinn Dunkan
2001-11-13 23:38 ` Chris Hollis-Locke
2001-11-13 22:53 anothy
2001-11-13 22:59 ` George Michaelson
2001-11-13 22:32 David Gordon Hogan
2001-11-13 22:09 anothy
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