On 2020-Feb-11, Mark Dilger wrote:
> > No thanks.
>
> I’m not sure which option you are voting for:
>
> (Option #1) Have the perl script generate the .c and .h file from a .dat file
>
> (Option #2) Have the perl script validate but not generate the .c and .h files
>
> (Option #3) Have no perl script, with all burden on the programmer to get the .c and .h files right by hand.
>
> I think you’re voting against #3, and I’m guessing you’re voting for #1, but I’m not certain.
I was voting against #2 (burden the programmer with consistency checks
that must be fixed by hand, without actually doing the programmatically-
doable work), but I don't like #3 either. I do like #1.
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