Re: [Ohrrpgce] BYREF

2010-09-15 Thread Ralph Versteegen
On 14 September 2010 19:56, Seth Hetu seth.h...@gmail.com wrote: I'd definitely avoid this situation with gusto. Consider passing '3' (just the number) as by ref into the parameter 'x'  ---what happens if the compiler inlines that variable, copying it to each place the variable is used inside

Re: [Ohrrpgce] BYREF

2010-09-15 Thread Ralph Versteegen
On 15 September 2010 14:25, Seth Hetu seth.h...@gmail.com wrote: Nope, just C++. I realize that references just a cleaner way of passing addresses than a pointer. I guess I'm just more comfortable managing the memory myself, and pointers usually force you to explicitly allocate either on the

[Ohrrpgce] New build system (Was: SVN: teeemcee/3714 I rewrote Makefile, for fast builds!)

2010-09-15 Thread Ralph Versteegen
On 11 September 2010 09:13, James Paige b...@hamsterrepublic.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 08:38:39AM -0700, subvers...@hamsterrepublic.com wrote: teeemcee 2010-09-06 08:38:39 -0700 (Mon, 06 Sep 2010) 541 I rewrote Makefile, for fast builds! It hadn't worked in years. Contains lots

Re: [Ohrrpgce] New build system (Was: SVN: teeemcee/3714 I rewrote Makefile, for fast builds!)

2010-09-15 Thread Seth Hetu
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Ralph Versteegen teeem...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 September 2010 09:13, James Paige b...@hamsterrepublic.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 08:38:39AM -0700, subvers...@hamsterrepublic.com wrote: teeemcee 2010-09-06 08:38:39 -0700 (Mon, 06 Sep 2010) 541 I

Re: [Ohrrpgce] New build system (Was: SVN: teeemcee/3714 I rewrote Makefile, for fast builds!)

2010-09-15 Thread David Gowers
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Ralph Versteegen teeem...@gmail.com wrote: We should use SCons --- James Scons has a lot of prestige, so I'm not surprised that it's the first suggestion, but there are other options: any other suggestions? Has anyone used Scons extensively who can

Re: [Ohrrpgce] New build system (Was: SVN: teeemcee/3714 I rewrote Makefile, for fast builds!)

2010-09-15 Thread Ralph Versteegen
On 16 September 2010 17:05, David Gowers 00a...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Ralph Versteegen teeem...@gmail.com wrote: We should use SCons --- James Scons has a lot of prestige, so I'm not surprised that it's the first suggestion, but there are other options: any