Re: [Caml-list] recursive modules redux, & interface files

[Brian Rogoff <bpr@best.com>]

On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Fergus Henderson wrote:
> On 22-Mar-2001, Brian Rogoff <bpr@best.com> wrote:
> > I haven't found in
> > my own programming a compelling case where module spanning mutually
> > recursive function definitions were an issue. Is it possible to produce a 
> > reasonably sized example, Hendrik (or Chris)?
> 
> In the Mercury compiler, we have made significant use of module spanning
> mutually recursive procedures.  For example, the code generator
> is split among several modules, roughly for each language construct
> (e.g. ite_gen handles code generation for if-then-elses,
> switch_gen handles code generation for switches, etc.),
> and since if-then-elses can contain switches (and vice versa),
> the procedures in these modules are mutually recursive.

Interesting. A similar example occurred in a discussion in comp.lang.ml 
between Matthias Blume and Greg Morrissett (concerning datatypes not
functions) where MB argued as an SML/NJ maintainer that such recurrences
were best placed in the same module and GM thought it best that they be
split even though recursive. Clearly I lean towards MB's view on this 
though I take it that there are other schools of thought. 

What is your criteria for splitting the functions into different modules?

-- Brian


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