Re: [avr-gcc-list] crc16.h - why inlined

[E. Weddington]

On 13 Jan 2003 at 13:05, Joerg Wunsch wrote:

> Volkmar Dierkes <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > But that was not the reason for my initial post. I only wanted to
> > ask if it is better to change the inlined function of the available
> > header-file to a not inlined function.
> 
> I tend to an approach that is similar to e. g. getc() (and all the
> macros the C standard calls "function-like macros"): the header file
> provides a prototype for a non-inlined function, and the library
> contains this function within an object module.  Then, the header file
> contains another inlined function, and a #define that makes this
> inlined function available under the same name as the non-inlined one.
> If someone wants to use the library version instead of the inlined
> version, he can then #undef the name.
> 
> Of course, the usage of all this needs to be documented.

> Does this sound reasonable to everyone?
> 
Yes. Especially with the docs.

Eric
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