Re: Something different with service programs

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 23/02/2006, at 8:40 AM, Barbara Morris wrote:
> > If you choose to specify a constant manual signature you must ensure
> > you never change the order of the exports and always add new exports 
> > at
> > the end of the list. I don't think much of that idea because it's not
> > as flexible as supporting previous signatures.
>
> Simon, the rule about not changing the order of the exports also 
> applies
> to *PRV signatures.  See this post which describes an experiment using
> all three approaches to handling signatures:

Yes, I know that but I didn't want to get into a gory discussion of the 
subtleties with those who think the requirement to add exports at the 
end makes previous signatures useless.

I don't think I wrote the paragraph you quoted very well. I didn't mean 
I didn't like adding exports at the end. I meant I didn't like the 
single signature idea.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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