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From:
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
Date:
December 15, 2021 21:14
Subject:
Re: Initial hack at 'builtin::' namespace | online TODO list ofindividual functions
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20211215211444.0a0334b0@shy.leonerd.org.uk
On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:55:08 +0000
Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 03:53:07PM +0000, Paul "LeoNerd" Evans wrote:
> 
> Is there any plan to make *anything* in builtin:: declare that it's
> experimental?
...

Ohright, yes that's an excellent point. The whole lot probably ought to
be warning that, indeed.

It could probably warn at `import` time, except that won't catch the
cases where people invoke it directly by its fully-qualified name.
Offhand I can't think of a good way to warn on those bits.

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Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

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