[TCLCORE] Re: Procedure/Namespace Behaviour

[Paul W. <pau...@sy...>]

George Howlett wrote:

> In message <200...@po...>, Brent Welch writes:
>
>  : The other use of rename - call it "rename without behavior change" -
>  : is easy to justify.  That has been used for code profiling, and for
>  : enhancing commands by intercepting them, doing something, then
>  : calling the original procedure.
>
> I can do all this now in the same namespace.  Why a different
> namespace?
>
> --gah

Because if I am intercepting a procedure in a namespace that I am not responsible
for, I cannot choose a name with total confidence that it will
not collide with an existing name or one that may be used in future. Of course if
you choose an identifier including your own name and social
security number then you are reasonably safe, but I would not like to see the
style guide advising this :)




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