ivan Wrote: > Jim Wrote: > > > spir Wrote: > > > > > On 02/12/2011 12:15 PM, Jim wrote: > > > > Sorry about that, but I think that is a closely related discussion. > > > > @inline is certainly a verb -- even imperative mood, so not just asking > > > > for information. > > > > Why do you need information if you can't affect the outcome? > > > > > > I want to know it. First, because it's valuable information in and by > > > itself. > > > Second, because it teaches me something. Third, because I can then > > > possibly > > > decide to not factor out (may be wrong, but still, I can measure...). > > > Glasnost for compilers! ;-) > > > > Glasnost! :) > > > > How about the meta-namespace then: > > > > static if( meta.inlined ) > > { > > writeln("got it!"); > > } > > > > Why not: > > void foo() { printf("da\n"); } > > const bool bar = @glasnost.inlined(foo); > > or > > const bool bar = __glasnost << inlined!foo; >
Ideally, you also want to be able to request inlining at the place of calling a function, not only at the definition of the function.