Re: packages and private parts

[jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony)]

In article <dewar.855349349@merv> dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes:

> I repeat my earlier suggestion. I think this concern is a straw man. I
> certainly have not seen any problems arising in real application programs
> from this concern, has anyone else? I am not talking about cases you
> can construct in your mind, I am talking about real cases from real
> applications!

I agree.  What's more,


> Certainly it would be perectly fine to add a pragma restricting visibility
> in the manner Norman suggests, but this issue has never come up among the

this seems superfluous and a waste.  If you want something not merely
private but _damn_ private, then put it in the _body_ - that's one of
the reasons its there.  Or use the subpackage trick (which, in the end
has it in the body anyway).  I don't see the problem.

/Jon
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