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

[Julien Fischer]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Ralph Becket wrote:

> 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?
>
Yes, that's what I actually meant.

Julien.

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