23 Oct
2004
23 Oct
'04
12:13 a.m.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 12:17:52PM -0700, David Brown wrote:
On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 04:38:54PM +0100, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:
* When a program is started, the module initialisation actions of its modules run, in an order that respects module dependencies.
What happens when there are cicular dependencies between modules. Perhaps the circular dependency is only because of sharing of types, and there is a valid order for the initialization. But, is it easy for the compiler to determine this?
I don't see a problem with letting the compiler run them in an arbitrary order. I don't see much need for ordering things intermodule as long as the actions are executed in order within each module. John -- John Meacham - ⑆repetae.net⑆john⑈