From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id /7ezOBeHFmGDGAAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:52:07 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id D55461EDFB; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:52:07 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (ip-8-43-85-97.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A8C71E4A3 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:52:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D18F3969C19 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:52:06 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 3D18F3969C19 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1628866326; bh=VkJlAooL3DTuOysQFcPcYo9iTLnGF7BDXfH1rGRTDiU=; h=Subject:To:References:Date:In-Reply-To:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc: From; b=LwBVQotmRDlwQuCkKP1MF0Mly2BmVk9OpQTji5iYkv1aX+h7/ByQr4nirlqNpUSf7 X683jlXtIx4OJH+CeywlBZodrCExvXuLacSJ8El6VNdLSfEnMuBzVOpV50zJtZIDK1 O2bTvyHwylI8zo45pO30fcyQMXYO/cDGTluQeFh0= Received: from smtp.polymtl.ca (smtp.polymtl.ca [132.207.4.11]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 224793858023 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:51:37 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 224793858023 Received: from simark.ca (simark.ca [158.69.221.121]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.polymtl.ca (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id 17DEpTkb015574 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:51:34 -0400 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 smtp.polymtl.ca 17DEpTkb015574 Received: from [10.0.0.11] (192-222-157-6.qc.cable.ebox.net [192.222.157.6]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 89A241E4A3; Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:51:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Coding standards proposal, usage of "this" To: Paul Koning References: <01BE4175-EDDE-4B84-9FE8-B0C748BE0808@comcast.net> Message-ID: Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:51:29 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.12.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <01BE4175-EDDE-4B84-9FE8-B0C748BE0808@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Poly-FromMTA: (simark.ca [158.69.221.121]) at Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:51:29 +0000 X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches Reply-To: Simon Marchi Cc: "gdb-patches@sourceware.org" Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces+public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb-patches" On 2021-08-13 10:46 a.m., Paul Koning wrote: > The fact that C++ requires "this" in a few obscure cases is due to messy add-ons like templates. I don't see that as a reason to put "this" everywhere else. The reason does not have anything to do with templates, it's to help readability. Simon