11 Nov
2012
11 Nov
'12
10:37 a.m.
Hi Joachim, On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 02:10:34PM +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote:
dear package authors. If you define a useful class, please think twice before you do not export the methods, otherwise something like this will happen:
I like the way 'Common Lisp' deals with this issue. Exported symbols can be accessed by 'package:symbol' and non exported symbols can be accessed by 'package::symbol'. By using '::' you could still get something done but know, that you did something improper and should consult the appropriate maintainer. You almost have the best of both worlds, because I think that it's a good thing to export as few symbols as possible. Greetings, Daniel