Re: Opinions on `defer`?

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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

> Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Am 09.01.2025 um 17:41 schrieb Scott Lurndal:
>>
>>>> Why ?
>>>
>>> If you want destructors, use c++.
>>
>> If you're stuck with plain C, something like defer would
>> be a huge relief over gotos as used in the Linux kernel.
>
> Most C-code can be compiled with a C++ compiler, [...]

That used to be true.  These days the two languages have
diverged enough so that it is no longer a good assumption.

>  I don't find the 'defer' proposal readable and I suspect it
> may lead to more maintainability issues that simple gotos.

Instead of calling it 'defer' it should be called 'goto++'.

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        Re: Opinions on `defer`? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 18:42 +0100
          Re: Opinions on `defer`? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-09 18:23 +0000
            Re: Opinions on `defer`? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-01-10 15:05 +0100
              Re: Opinions on `defer`? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-10 15:06 +0000
                Re: Opinions on `defer`? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 13:03 +0100
            Re: Opinions on `defer`? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-10 19:13 +0100
            Re: Opinions on `defer`? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-01-13 06:47 -0800
              Re: Opinions on `defer`? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-01-13 19:59 +0100
          Re: Opinions on `defer`? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-24 20:46 +0000
            Re: Opinions on `defer`? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-03-03 16:44 +0100

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