[m-rev.] for review: ordering the items in interface files

[Ralph Becket]

Julien Fischer, Monday, 21 March 2005:
> 
> One reason is that the compiler occasionally adds items to the front
> of the list outside before any implementation or interface declaration,

!!!

> The proper fix is to change the way that the parse
> tree is represented, ie. have more structure than just a list of items.
> 
> I've discussed this with Zoltan before and such a change is going to
> be a sizable (if rather dull) undertaking.  At the time I think we agreed
> that it's probably best done after the current parser is replaced (with an
> elk based one).

Wouldn't those tasks go hand-in-hand?  I thought that was a key point of
moving to Elk?

-- Ralph
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