From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 13 19:50:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E0C916A420 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:50:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 025F643D6D for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:49:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 3734723 for multiple; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:52:00 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jBDJndMK050422; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:49:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hselasky@c2i.net Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:48:21 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <200512131936.11640.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <200512131936.11640.hselasky@c2i.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512131448.22599.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.87.1, clamav-milter version 0.87 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: Subject: Re: Standard C-macro scripting X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:50:10 -0000 On Tuesday 13 December 2005 01:36 pm, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > Hi, > > ... > > What do you think about using C-macros like a scripting language? Honestly, I think I've now been scarred for life. :-/ I think that this stuff would be so obscure that no one else would be able to help with maintenace. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org