> > Having thought a bit more about this, I've wondered if "inherit_defer"
> > is slightly better phrasing than "inherit_deferred".
> >
>
> FWIW. I like the new syntax, as the semantics of variable use in the inherits
> was
> not obvious to us plebs (me) in the past (since not a lot of deeper reflection
> usually goes on when creating a recipe).
>
> This makes it clear that something different is going on, even if exactly the
> point to which things are deferred is not front of mind for most. It gives
> someone a thread to pull on to learn more.
>
> I can definitely leverage it in meta-virt.
>
> As for the tense of the syntax, I can see an argument for either. I lean
> towards
> "inherit_defer" as it is shorter and the defer matches the tense of inherit.
> ("inherited_deferred" anyone ? :)
Not to bikeshed, but what about defer_inherit?
Makes it easier when quickly scanning a recipe to pick out the 'inherit' vs
'defer_inherit' since you don't need to read more than the first character.
Thanks,
Chris
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