Re: [rfa] Add SYMBOL_SET_LINKAGE_NAME

[Elena Zannoni <ezannoni at redhat dot com>]

Daniel Jacobowitz writes:
 > On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 09:23:47AM -0800, David Carlton wrote:
 > > On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:24:06 -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> said:
 > > 
 > > > This patch adds a macro, SYMBOL_SET_LINKAGE_NAME, which is used to
 > > > set a symbol's name when the name should not be demangled.  Used for
 > > > things like typedefs whose name comes from debug info.
 > > 
 > > The idea is okay, but I don't like the name all that much.  I once had
 > > a goal, which I've admittedly been lax about pursuing recently, that
 > > we would have a very clear distinction between linkage names (which
 > > really did mean names used by the linker) and natural names (i.e. the
 > > names in the source code), to the extent that, if we were to represent
 > > these by different types, then our code would almost compile.
 > > 
 > > When we're talking about types, however, linkage names don't make much
 > > sense, only natural names.  So, while it's true that your macro does
 > > set the field that, in the case of a symbol with both linkage and
 > > natural names, corresponds to the linkage name, that's really an
 > > implementation detail that should be shielded behind this macro.
 > > 
 > > Having said that, I don't have any great suggestions for a better
 > > name.  SYMBOL_SET_NATURAL_NAME?  SYMBOL_SET_NATURAL_ONLY_NAME?  Hmm.
 > 
 > I don't want to call it SYMBOL_SET_NATURAL_NAME.  It's not necessarily
 > the natural name.  Other than that, I don't know.
 > 
 > I'm just going to sit on this.  The HP patches need to be revised
 > anyway, and people want me to draft a complete interface before doing
 > any cleanups.

come on, that's not what I asked. 

 > 
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 > Daniel Jacobowitz
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