Re: [libobjc] May I tweak objc-api.h?

[Nicola Pero]

> >>>> So, do you think it would be OK to rename 'class' above to, say,
> >>>> 'super_class'?
> >>>
> >>> This field is used in GNUstep. What do you propose that code should do
> >>> to work with both versions? Change the name only if __cplusplus is
> >>> defined?
> >>
> >> Change the name unconditionally... please? :-)
> >
> > Only if you can give us a really good answer to the first question. :)
> >
> > Again: What do you propose that code should do to work with both
> > versions?
> 
> If you rename 'class' to 'super_class' and reference it as 
> 'super_class',
> then this will work in all four of our C flavors, so I'm not sure I 
> understand
> your question...  Or are you suggesting that we do something like
> 
>    #ifdef __cplusplus
>      Class super_class;
>    #else
>      Class class;
>    #endif
> 
> ?  While possible, I'd submit that this approach will be more confusing 
> in the long run.

Yes - it would be messy and confusing.  Why don't you just rename it and
increase the ObjC runtime version number ?

Then GNUstep can check for the ObjC runtime version number, and use class
or super_class depending on the ObjC runtime version number.