Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time

From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time
Date	2019-04-18 21:59 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<87mukn2fnt.fsf@bsb.me.uk> (permalink)
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"Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:

> On 4/18/2019 4:37 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I have a need fairly often to return distinct values for a return value.
>>> I don't particularly care what the values are, but they just need to be
>>> distinct and unique so that if they are returned later I can identify
>>> the exact cause of the error, where it failed.
>> <cut>
>>> Something like coding it this way initially:
>>>
>>>      int my_function(void)
>>>      {
>>>          if (!test_condition1)
>>>              return #autodec;  // Indicate it failed at this test
>>>
>>>          if (!test_condition2)
>>>              return #autodec;  // Indicate it failed at this test
>>>
>>>          if (!test_condition3)
>>>              return #autodec;  // Indicate it failed at this test
>>>
>>>          // If we get here, we're good
>>>      }
>>
>> This ties the correctness of every calling function into the order in
>> which these tests are written.
>
> You missed the part where the idea I'm looking for bakes the values
> first encountered with the naked #autodec into solid values which
> are later identified as #autodec[-1] ... #autodec[-Nn], which allows
> later #autodec portions to be added and they'll automatically insert
> the next value in that location.

Yes, you are right, I did.  But that part looks even worse.  As far as I
can make out you end up with the source code not being the source code,
but I am sure I have missed something.  I would advocate for an enum
that can be defined like Go's enums.

>> I think it should be added to your language ASAP.
>
> You're such a hateful person to me, Ben.  You said previously in a
> private email that you were going to try to refrain from responding
> to my posts.  Please try harder.  Your failures are unbecoming.

Yes I should.  I was filled with the joys of spring and forgot myself.

-- 
Ben.

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Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-18 15:51 -0400
  Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-04-18 20:07 +0000
    Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-18 16:42 -0400
    Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2019-04-18 23:37 +0200
      Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-18 14:46 -0700
  Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-04-19 08:18 +1200
  Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-18 21:25 +0100
  Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-04-18 21:37 +0100
    Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-18 16:45 -0400
      Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-04-18 21:59 +0100
  Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-04-19 09:13 -0400
    Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-19 09:25 -0400
      Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-04-19 12:37 -0400
        Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-19 12:52 -0400
  Re: Auto-incrementing or auto-decrementing values at compile-time Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2019-04-19 17:16 -0600

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