From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: xenodasein--- via "Emacs development discussions." Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Thoughts on replacing macros with static inline functions Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:31:59 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: References: <83r0y4idy8.fsf@gnu.org> <87leo8eq0y.fsf@yahoo.com> <83wn7sbqz4.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: xenodasein@tutanota.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="23911"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Po Lu , emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, pappasbrent@knights.ucf.edu To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 18 12:32:59 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ovzcB-0005wu-6E for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:32:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ovzbK-0001qn-OS; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:32:06 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ovzbI-0001qF-IT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:32:04 -0500 Original-Received: from w4.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.165]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ovzbG-0002gf-Vq; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:32:04 -0500 Original-Received: from tutadb.w10.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.10]) by w4.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0691810602CF; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:32:00 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1668771119; s=s1; d=tutanota.de; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=ayo9utFd0N/yhdX2kwIjF9il8mWrexBlimUsrxHpz8k=; b=liF2BEQA8OGhetuPPiOXX1YVhaX+FFZ8IU03kcIOBqHT6iNfrgkZbuy0z65RGbVx TbL8O35UjRtkdKHB3Hm59T9swe/AFpGnW6It0OBqn8VBr/OVSZpzLxjA5NqTNtBKIrL kn41/WnJ5++dUVwLFc/xeU8kom7KvWasZes8HAKuNef0g/rKJKdqU210NpR3CWNCry8 pdrKXdhDxKFxXXUgiK6QeCnKelTWVhxmgHKo3AZZMbpWJG+SYFrTy9GdCVhbQPulmqI s2PIFGzbEqjWtkwTvmQCcDmKFVHL+mWmnTUOkx6AC6heQCX5JAyhJXyBwme9uOm5Hbx AqwL1ITQAw== In-Reply-To: <83wn7sbqz4.fsf@gnu.org> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.165; envelope-from=xenodasein@tutanota.de; helo=w4.tutanota.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:300101 Archived-At: Nov 18, 2022, 08:34 by eliz@gnu.org: >> From: Po Lu >> Cc: Richard Stallman , xenodasein@tutanota.de, Eli Zarets= kii >> , pappasbrent@knights.ucf.edu >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:27:09 +0800 >> >> And how is an additional function an improvement over extremely trivial >> macros, like these: >> >> #define XM_DRAG_REASON(originator, code)=09((code) | ((originator) << 7)= ) >> #define XM_DRAG_REASON_ORIGINATOR(reason)=09(((reason) & 0x80) ? 1 : 0) >> #define XM_DRAG_REASON_CODE(reason)=09=09((reason) & 0x7f) >> > > The purpose of macros such as the above is to explain the meaning of > the code in human-readable terms. Replacing this by functions makes > no more sense than replacing "c =3D a + b;" with a function. > Right?=C2=A0 Who needs a proper API when you can have paranoid parentheses macros with bit hackery!