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On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 7:04 PM, Sawyer X <xsawyerx@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 12/23/2017 08:23 PM, Eirik Berg Hanssen wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Sawyer X <xsawyerx@gmail.com > > <mailto:xsawyerx@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > > We can document that every compilation-affecting subroutine attribute > > should be used before. Another way is to add a mechanism to > > register an > > attribute as "requiring compilation," allowing us to croak about > > them if > > we see them after signatures. Not an optimal solution, to say the > > least. > > > > > > If you're really considering this, please go the other way: Require > > such registration of the attribute before allowing it after the > signature. > > Wouldn't it depend on how likely attributes are to affect or not affect > compilation? > Does it matter if there's a 10% or a 90% chance of messing up an unregistered attribute, when the alternative is not messing it up? EirikThread Previous | Thread Next