Re: Service Programs & Copy Source

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM Daniel Gross <daniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2. Selective prototypes
>
> If you don't want every program to include all prototypes, you can
> surround them with
>
>         /if defined(AMAZON_INCLUDE_XYZ_APIs)
>         ...
>         /endif
>
> And then use this in your programs:
>
>         /define AMAZON_INCLUDE_XYZ_APIs
>         /include AMAZON_H

Personally, I'm not a fan of this.

Breaks auto-complete and/or the outline view when trying to add the first
call to a procedure.

You're effectively hiding the existence of a procedure, discovery is harder
and I've found it can lead to duplication of functionality unless you're a
1 man shop.

Charles