Re: Extension steps and declarations

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Norman Walsh writes:

> Except we're talking about an *extension* step, right? So there's no
> interoperability virtue in making the declaration visible. The
> declaration won't help another implementation run it.

Not quite true -- it might enable a processor to reject the step on
calling-sequence grounds, by comparing its use with its declaration.

> So I propose that *both* pipelines are invalid. If I want to run a
> Calabash extension, I should have to explicitly declare or import the
> declaration in the pipeline:

Agreed.

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Received on Friday, 21 November 2008 13:31:22 UTC