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From:
John Porter
Date:
July 17, 2002 11:39
Subject:
Re: [PATCH] .dev files.
Message ID:
20020717183917.29567.qmail@web10805.mail.yahoo.com

Tanton Gibbs wrote:
> . . . That saves a person digging through
> the .c file to find what they are looking for. 
> Perhaps we could automatically update the .dev
> file with the POD found in the .c file?

As someone else has already said, a better place
for the .dev information might be inside the .c
file itself.
I for one find the separation unnatural,
uncustomary, and de-sync-prone.
Frankly I just don't see what it buys us.

-- 
JohnDouglasPorter


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