Re: [rfa] Add SYMBOL_SET_LINKAGE_NAME

Elena Zannoni
2004-02-18T00:27:50Z

Daniel Jacobowitz writes:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 09:23:47AM -0800, David Carlton wrote:
> > On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:24:06 -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> said:
> >
> > > This patch adds a macro, SYMBOL_SET_LINKAGE_NAME, which is used to
> > > set a symbol's name when the name should not be demangled. Used for
> > > things like typedefs whose name comes from debug info.
> >
> > The idea is okay, but I don't like the name all that much. I once had
> > a goal, which I've admittedly been lax about pursuing recently, that
> > we would have a very clear distinction between linkage names (which
> > really did mean names used by the linker) and natural names (i.e. the
> > names in the source code), to the extent that, if we were to represent
> > these by different types, then our code would almost compile.
> >
> > When we're talking about types, however, linkage names don't make much
> > sense, only natural names. So, while it's true that your macro does
> > set the field that, in the case of a symbol with both linkage and
> > natural names, corresponds to the linkage name, that's really an
> > implementation detail that should be shielded behind this macro.
> >
> > Having said that, I don't have any great suggestions for a better
> > name. SYMBOL_SET_NATURAL_NAME? SYMBOL_SET_NATURAL_ONLY_NAME? Hmm.
>
> I don't want to call it SYMBOL_SET_NATURAL_NAME. It's not necessarily
> the natural name. Other than that, I don't know.
>
> I'm just going to sit on this. The HP patches need to be revised
> anyway, and people want me to draft a complete interface before doing
> any cleanups.

come on, that's not what I asked.

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> Daniel Jacobowitz
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