[haiku-commits] Re: haiku: hrev52543 - src/kits/codec headers/os/codec
- From: Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:28:07 +0100
Hi Dario,
Am 18/11/2018 um 11:58 schrieb Dario Casalinuovo:
> Why would you remove Perform()?
Originally I just could not reason of why it was there.
[...]
However, it looks like an ugly and obsolete way of achieving binary
compatibility.
[...]
It seems something like a plan B in case a we go out of padding space.
Unfortunately, that's not what it is about: C++ is really an archaic
language. I found a great post by Ingo which explains it [1] in better
words than I could.
To better overcome the problem, the Haiku API should make more use of
interfaces (IDL), and smart base-classes. But, well if that makes you
sleep better at night, let's revert it :)
With the API we have, we don't have much choices.
If you have a better solution for future APIs, feel free to discuss them :-)
Bye,
Axel.
[1]
https://www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/Linking-problem-when-removing-reserved-virtual-slots,3
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