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Re: [TCLCORE] CFV TIP #348 - Substituted 'errorStack' / 'traceback'
by Daniel A. Steffen other posts by this author
Oct 8 2009 3:13PM messages near this date
Re: [TCLCORE] CFV TIP #348 - Substituted 'errorStack' / 'traceback' | Re: [TCLCORE] CFV TIP #348 - Substituted 'errorStack' / 'traceback'
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 14:55, Joe English <jenglish@[...].com>  wrote:
> 
> > This is a Call For Votes on TIP #348.
> >
> > TIP #348: Substituted 'errorStack' / 'traceback'
> >
> > Contrary to the information in the headers of the TIP (Tcl 8.7) it is my
> > understanding that Alexandre is asking for inclusion of this feature into
> >
> >       Tcl 8.6
> 
>  TIP#348: SEND IT BACK.
> 
>  The basic idea behind this TIP is good, but there is
>  an IMO fatal flaw as currently specified: it introduces
>  two new magic globals, $::tcl::errorStack and $::tcl::useErrorStack.
> 
>  Tcl already has too many of these (errorInfo, errorCode,
>  tcl_precision, env, ...); this is recognized by now as
>  having been a bad idea in all cases.
> 
>  I'd also suggest targeting this for 8.7.  8.6 is supposed to
>  be in feature-freeze mode, so that it can be released.
>  Every last-minute addition delays the release.
> 
>  If "SEND IT BACK" is (still) not a valid vote, then I'm
>  sadly forced to say:
> 
>  TIP#348: NO.

+1 on all counts, i.e. NO for 8.6, sounds good for 8.7 if amended to
not introduce yet more magic variable names, e.g. use [info
errorstack] or something instead.

Cheers,

Daniel

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