[m-rev.] for review 1/3: Move pointer/equals to new private shared library module.

[Paul Bone]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 04:50:04PM +1000, Julien Fischer wrote:
>
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013, Paul Bone wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 04:32:12PM +1000, Julien Fischer wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013, Paul Bone wrote:
>>>
>>>> For review by Julien.
>>>>
>>>> Move pointer/equals to new private shared library module.
>>>>
>>>> This will allow other library code to use this predicate.
>>>>
>>>> library/private.m:
>>>> library/version_hash_table.m:
>>>>    As above.
>>>>
>>>>    I've created the new module private.m for any code that is shared amoung
>>>>    library modules but is intended for Mercury implementors.  Unlike
>>>>    private_builtin.m the predicates in private.m are not builtin.
>>>
>>> Why add a new module?  This should just go in private_builtin.
>>
>> Because, like the message says, it's not builtin.
>
> The contents of private_builtin are not quite as restricted as the
> meaning you are giving to the word "builtin".  We are quite happy
> to have things like typed_unify defined in private_builtin and
> called from various library modules (e.g. univ), so I see no
> reason not to do this for pointer_equals as well.  Especially,
> since it avoids having to add a new module for one single
> implmentor-only predicate.
>

Okay, I'll fix that up then.

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