From: Francois Pottier <fpottier@pauillac.inria.fr>
To: Jacques Garrigue <garrigue@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
Cc: caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Future of labels
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:22:03 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010330132203.A29171@pauillac.inria.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010330120112L.garrigue@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp>; from garrigue@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp on Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 12:01:12PM +0900
Jacques,
> To keep the discussion open, here is a 3rd alternative, which involves
> making label mode the default mode, removing labels from the standard
> library (to keep compatibility with ocaml 2, that's paramount), and
> keeping a simplified classic mode for those who don't want to hear of
> labels at all.
> Would others enjoy moving to label mode at no cost (with libraries
> compatible with 2.x) ? That is, would they be ready to write more labels
> when they use labeled libraries (like labltk) ?
This proposal sounds reasonable to me. But I'd support Judicaël and vote
in favor of a single mode. If the designer of a particular library chose
to include labels in its API, why should the user not comply? Who are the
people who `don't want to hear of labels at all'?
--
François Pottier
Francois.Pottier@inria.fr
http://pauillac.inria.fr/~fpottier/
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-30 11:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-03-29 19:56 Manuel Fahndrich
2001-03-30 3:01 ` Jacques Garrigue
2001-03-30 8:23 ` Markus Mottl
2001-03-30 9:45 ` kahl
2001-03-30 10:43 ` Jacques Garrigue
2001-03-30 12:32 ` Benjamin C. Pierce
2001-03-31 21:52 ` [Caml-list] ocamlbrowser [was labels] Brock
[not found] ` <27280.986075478@saul.cis.upenn.edu>
2001-04-01 9:28 ` [Caml-list] " Jacques Garrigue
2001-04-01 21:16 ` Benjamin C. Pierce
2001-04-03 17:43 ` Francisco Valverde Albacete
2001-04-04 7:56 ` Michael Hicks
2001-04-09 4:43 ` John Max Skaller
2001-03-30 10:39 ` [Caml-list] Future of labels Judicael Courant
2001-03-30 10:54 ` Jacques Garrigue
2001-03-30 11:22 ` Francois Pottier [this message]
2001-03-30 12:41 ` Benjamin C. Pierce
2001-03-30 14:16 ` Jean-Marc Alliot
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-04-11 3:35 G Michael Sawka
2001-03-31 3:40 Yaron M. Minsky
[not found] <200103300810.AAA05312@mrs.mrs.med.ge.com>
2001-03-30 10:31 ` Jacques Garrigue
2001-03-29 23:47 Arturo Borquez
2001-03-29 0:44 Jacques Garrigue
[not found] ` <AAEBJHFJOIPMMIILCEPBEEFHCHAA.mattias.waldau@abc.se>
2001-03-29 6:43 ` Jacques Garrigue
2001-03-29 11:44 ` Mattias Waldau
2001-03-29 17:52 ` Mattias Waldau
2001-03-29 8:22 ` Chris Hecker
2001-03-29 9:46 ` Markus Mottl
2001-04-09 1:28 ` John Max Skaller
2001-04-09 8:45 ` Markus Mottl
2001-04-10 18:42 ` John Max Skaller
2001-04-10 22:01 ` Markus Mottl
2001-03-29 12:53 ` Judicael Courant
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