Re: [TCLCORE] CFV TIP #340

[Joe E. <jen...@fl...>]

Jan Nijtmans wrote:
> 2008/11/23 Joe English <jen...@fl...>:
> > TIP#340: NO.
> >
> > I support the goals of this TIP, but not the specific
> > proposed refactoring.  It leaves Tcl_SetResult() in a
> > broken state: with an incorrect const qualifier on the
> > second argument and a worthless vestigial third argument.
> >
> > What is called for is a new, two-argument, const-correct
> > entry point:
> >
> >    void Tcl_SetResultString(Tcl_Interp *, const char *);
>
> Does this mean that adding such a function would
> change your vote to a YES?  Does your NO mean
> that this TIP doesn't go far enough?

Yes on both counts.

> For the record, I think as well that Tcl_SetResult
> should be deprecated, but I didn't want to go
> that far in this TIP because it means a lot of work,
> changing all the calls in Tcl and Tk.


--Joe English

  jen...@fl...