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Re: [ft-devel] changing 'generic' variable name


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [ft-devel] changing 'generic' variable name
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:44:06 +0200 (CEST)

> I am using Freetype in a C++/CLI (.NET) project. 
> 
> Several spots in include/freetype/freetype.h have an FT_Generic
> variable in a struct with the name 'generic'.   This is a reserved
> keyword apparently in this environment.  I patched it locally to
> just be called ft_generic instead in order to fix build errors.

This is the right way.

> I know it's a niche issue but maybe you can change that to keep that
> from happening to others out there.

No chance.  I can't change the public API.  Maybe you can suggest a
documentation patch so that C++/CLI users are warned?


    Werner

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