[M3devel] imports anywhere?

[Jay]

> If you are really lazy, you can always use the NOWARN pragma:
What if I am really really really lazy? :)
 
> I wouldn't like to see any changes here.
ok.
 
 - Jay



> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:17:56 +0100> From: wagner at elegosoft.com> To: m3devel at elegosoft.com> Subject: Re: [M3devel] imports anywhere?> > Quoting Jay <jayk123 at hotmail.com>:> > > Here is another SMALL gripe with the language.> > The need to put IMPORTS at the top (or is it just common style?), > > leads to something I have seen several times.> > You comment out some code, thereby deleting the only/last use of > > some import, that nets you warnings about unused imports. Granted, > > they are "only" warnings, but I try to have none. Also granted, you > > can either comment out or just go ahead and remove the imports, easy.> >> > It might be nice if the IMPORTS could be adjacent to the code using > > the IMPORTS, so that they can be comment out or removed together.> >> > This "problem" is not unique to Modula-3, by far.> > In fact, Modula-3 is probably more able to warn about this low cost > > waste due to its much better module system, compared to say, C and > > C++ #includes..> > I wouldn't like to see any changes here.> > It is good that all the imports are explicit, and it is good that> they are at the top (to define the dependencies). It's not much> effort to add or remove an import for debugging etc.> > If you are really lazy, you can always use the NOWARN pragma:> > IMPOPRT IO <*NOWARN*>> > to suppres the warnings for that declaration. That was not your> point though.> > Olaf> -- > Olaf Wagner -- elego Software Solutions GmbH> Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 / Gebäude 12, 13355 Berlin, Germany> phone: +49 30 23 45 86 96 mobile: +49 177 2345 869 fax: +49 30 23 45 86 95> http://www.elegosoft.com | Geschäftsführer: Olaf Wagner | Sitz: Berlin> Handelregister: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 77719 | USt-IdNr: DE163214194> 
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