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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Where is MINIX headed?
Keywords: hooks, please?
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Date: 15 Oct 90 22:38:28 GMT
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In article <33437@nigel.ee.udel.edu> pezely@cis.udel.edu (Daniel Pezely) writes:
>How about creating/supporting HOOKS for others to implement
>alternative features?  Would you object to that much?

If the hooks are of the form:

#ifdef FEATURE_3275a
  execute_virual_memory_code();
#endif

I might say ok.  The problem is that hooks have little feelers all over the
place, making the code harder to understand.  My students would not approve.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)