Re: [PATCH 2.2.2] mneumonics for flags

[Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>]

On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 07:08:42PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> > This is not what you wrote - and not what actually happens: with 'M'
> > the compile-time optimization is possible, with 'G' not.
> 
> You can do it in both cases. GP2C already do it for type values.

> % echo 'type(x)=="STR"' | gp2c | grep STR
>   typ(x) == t_STR;

The diffence is that in the former case no change to gp2c is needed
when a new flag-capable function is coded.

> Providing a interface definition via enum type or #define definition only
> require an ANSI C compiler to have a translation between option name and
> numerical value.

How do you perform operations over enums with a check of validity of
the operation?

Ilya