Re: [AD] official beta (Re namespace again)

[Thomas Fjellstrom <tfjellstrom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On October 30, 2001 05:59 am, you wrote:
> In reply to Sven Sandberg <svsa1977@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> >[allegro.h]
> >   #define key al_key
> >
> >but this macro breaks code like:
> >
> >[myheader.h]
> >   typedef struct{
> >      int key;
> >   }FOO;
> >
> >[mycode.c]
> >   #include "myhead.h"
> >   #include <allegro.h>
> >   FOO x;
> >   x.key=0;
>
> Yes, you are correct. This is one of the very few instances where there
> is nothing we can do but ask users to change their code (in this case,
> move the inclusion of `allegro.h' to below the definition of `FOO').

what if FOO is defined as:

struct {
  BITMAP *key;
} FOO;

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