Re: [Gretl-devel] Two GUI entry points for a package
On Wed, 5 Dec 2018, Sven Schreiber wrote:
Am 02.12.2018 um 00:55 schrieb Allin Cottrell:
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2018, Sven Schreiber wrote:
>
> So I'd favour the option you mention first, a small "parasitic"
> GUI-oriented package which depends on SVAR. I think you're right in saying
> that wouldn't require changes in core gretl; anyway, running the experiment
> would be worthwhile.
One step further in this experiment: It seems that when A depends on B, the
private functions of package B are still _not_ available in package A.
(Right?) This is not too surprising, but in my case creates a problem.
Right. I guess we could introduce a third category for packaged
functions: public, private and shared-with-pals. But I haven't yet
made any attempt to think through the implications of that. Or maybe
better, keep the public/private dichotomy but add a "hidden" flag that
would mean, don't expose this public function at user level.
Allin