Re: Amazed by macros working on first attempt

"Eric Lavigne" <lavigne.eric@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> If you are annoyed by the idea of encapsulation, in which a package
> maintainer decides which variables you should or shouldn't touch, then
> just use the double colon all the time. mypackage::*exported-variable*
> works just fine.

This will also keep you from getting annoyed when things work
correctly through package internals updates.

Zach





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