Re: [AD] Proposal for new Allegro interface

[Laurence Withers <lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In reply to Javier González <xaviergonz@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>Yes, because it is not a macro
>
>but then try
>void other_clear(void) {
>}
>
>#define clear() other_clear()
>
>#include <list>
> 
> void test(std::list<int>& l)
>{
>     l.clear();
>}

You missed the point :-)

Preprocessor defines are only used for variables; static (and possibly
inline) functions are used for renaming functions (and these don't break
member functions, of course).

Bye for now,
-- 
Laurence Withers, lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx
                http://www.lwithers.demon.co.uk/

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