Hi!
> > > The other alternative has real _practical_ value in almost every case,
> > > which I very much prefer. What's wrong with that?
> >
> > Lack of any type safety whatsoever, magic boilerplates in callback instances,
> > rules more complex than "your callback should take a pointer, don't cast
> > anything, it's just a way to arrange for a delayed call, nothing magical
> > needed"?
>
> I admit the compile check in SETUP_TIMER() is clever, but this way all the
> magic is in this place and is it really worth it? You're only adding _one_
> extra typecheck for mostly simple cases anyway.
Well, there are so many of these simple changes, that SETUP_TIMER()
with its clever trick looks very useful.
Pavel
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