Need for new compiler directives to supress warnings

[Richard Carlsson]

This could pretty easily be added.
Although I would suggest a single declaration type
for all such "pragmas":

-pragma({redefine, {size,1}}).

-pragma({use_obsolete, {erlang,hash,2}}).

    /Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Per Bergqvist" <per@REDACTED>
To: <erlang-questions@REDACTED>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 7:56 AM
Subject: Need for new compiler directives to supress warnings


> Hi,
> 
> I think support of some directive to supress specific warnings 
> should be added to the compiler/lint in future versions.
> 
> The two most obvious things I would like to see is:
> 1) supression of warning definition of bif.
>    this warning is, i guess, the result of the uncertainty of scope
> rules in the dark ages.
>    i would like to be able to:
> -redefine_bif([size/1]).
> 
> 2) supression of warning on use of obsolete functions.
>    In some case use of obsolete is absolutely necessary
>    like the use of hash for backward compatibility reasons.
>    could be something like:
> 
> -use_obsolete(erlang, [hash/2]).
> 
> Comments ?
> 
> /Per
> 
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