[Python-Dev] Changing Clinic's output

[Larry Hastings]

On 01/14/2014 05:32 PM, Ryan Smith-Roberts wrote:
> Pondering it this afternoon, I thought of a configuration that 
> minimizes both code churn and readability impact: two buffers. One at 
> the top containing forward declarations and defines (an inline header 
> file if you like), and the rest of the autogenerated code at the 
> bottom. It's not obvious that AC currently supports this 
> configuration, or backtracking of any kind.

Clinic is strictly one pass currently.  I could add this feature to the 
prototype if there was sufficient interest; for now, I'd accept a patch 
to the clinic-buffer-samples repo adding a sample of your proposal.  
Please start with "_pickle.original.c", and add simulated (but 
deliberately invalid!) Clinic instructions for an authentic flair.  I 
suggest the name "forward" for the destination, and 
"_pickle.using-forward.buffer.c" for the filename.

I take it "forward" would get the methoddef_define, the 
docstring_prototype, and the parser_prototype, "block" would get the 
impl_prototype, and "buffer" would get the docstring_definition and the 
parser_definition?

I'm happy to collect votes for this approach too.  I'll put you down as a +1


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