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In message: <1054590840.1641.12.camel@cf.freebsd-services.com>
            Paul Richards <paul@freebsd-services.com> writes:
: The possible methods available in an interface are fixed, they're
: defined in the .m files.

No it isn't.  One can add additional interfaces at any time without
breaking binary compatibility, so you don't know, a priori, the number
of methods in a given interface when you build a client of that
interface.

Warner