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On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 16:39:29 +0200 |
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Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o> wrote: |
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> > As much as I hate the weird || ( use ? ( ) ) and empty block rules, |
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> > it would be worse to have them apply in some situations but not |
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> > others. |
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> Indeed, makes sense. Would it also make sense to have some more |
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> logical meaning in a future EAPI ? I mean, in every context I've ever |
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> seen, applying a rule to the empty set is the neutral of that rule, |
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> so that it preserves associativity. |
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> That'd mean: || ( ) is false, && ( ) is true, ^^ ( ) is false, ?? ( ) |
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> is false. |
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The sensible thing to do is ban it, and additionally ban use? ( ) |
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inside || and ^^ (if we've not done that already...). |
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Ciaran McCreesh |