Robert Bradshaw wrote:
> As for the C++ project, it doesn't yet satisfy all C++ needs, but it  
> still makes wrapping C++ a lot nicer. A bit of cleanup is needed  
> before merging into main (e.g. we should verify we are in C++  
> compiling mode before allowing C++ features). The holdup is operator  
> syntax--currently __add__, etc. are used, but if we support  
> references (which are not yet implemented, but should be pretty easy,  
> at least getting enough for external declarations) we can support C++  
> operator+ style declarations. (This is especially relevant for how  
> the [] operator is handled.) I think this decision needs to be  
> settled before we push anything out, as I don't want to push the one  
> then deprecate it a month later.

Not that there's any hurry, but I'm curious: Do you have a plan for how 
the decision is going to be made? I guess it might be CEPable, once 
somebody has time for a CEP. Or a Skypecon or something.

The way I see it is that the options are

A: One try to keep current Cython semantics as far as possible. __add__.

B: Really just let C++ into Cython entirely. operator++, and:

  - cdef int x = 3; func(x) # can change x
  - ++x  # since it is different from += 1 in C++
  - *x   # Since it is different from x[0] in C++
  - and so on

I am, much to my own surprise, starting to lean towards B, much because 
one could then see C++ auto-wrapped and usable right away.

-- 
Dag Sverre
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