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From: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@chello.nl>
To: carlton@kealia.com
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In-reply-to: <yf28yncg8dx.fsf@hawaii.kealia.com> (message from David Carlton
	on Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:28:10 -0700)
Subject: Re: RFA: osabi: correct test for compatible handlers
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   From: David Carlton <carlton@kealia.com>
   Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:28:10 -0700

   On 22 Oct 2003 18:16:31 -0500, Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com> said:

   > But I think it's easier to see what the *resulting code* does with
   > the function in place.  We should put the readability of the
   > resultant code above readability of the change.  You say, "A can use
   > a handler for B if A can run code for B", and then you can make a
   > separate check to see whether can_run_code_for is correct.

   I very much agree with this.

Being the person who got the test wrong in the first place I say:
Definitely!

Mark