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Re: [PATCH] Allow user-defined functions to override builtins.
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Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko |
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Re: [PATCH] Allow user-defined functions to override builtins. |
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Thu, 22 May 2014 09:31:24 +0200 |
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On 19.05.2014 08:37, Glenn Washburn wrote:
> Currently, builtin commands take precedence over user-defined
> functions. This patch reverses that precedence, so that users can
> "override" builtin commands. Builtin commands may be accessed by
> issuing the command prefixed by an '@' character.
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Overriding builtins sounds like a bad idea. For once it creates a
language which is heavily dependent on context. This gets hairy and
messy very fast.
> My motivation for this change is to hook insmod in loaded configfiles
> which set $prefix to a different location than desired. If there are
> any changes needed to help get this functionality included, please let
> me know.
>
Could you detail your usercase more? $prefix is the location where
modules are, why not just set it to right location?
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