Merge pull request #2548 from kuzkry:update-pump-manual
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@ -6,18 +6,15 @@ Template and macro libraries often need to define many classes, functions, or
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macros that vary only (or almost only) in the number of arguments they take.
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It's a lot of repetitive, mechanical, and error-prone work.
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Variadic templates and variadic macros can alleviate the problem. However, while
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both are being considered by the C++ committee, neither is in the standard yet
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or widely supported by compilers. Thus they are often not a good choice,
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especially when your code needs to be portable. And their capabilities are still
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limited.
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Our experience is that it's tedious to write custom scripts, which tend to
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reflect the structure of the generated code poorly and are often hard to read
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and edit. For example, a small change needed in the generated code may require
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some non-intuitive, non-trivial changes in the script. This is especially
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painful when experimenting with the code.
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As a result, authors of such libraries often have to write scripts to generate
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their implementation. However, our experience is that it's tedious to write such
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scripts, which tend to reflect the structure of the generated code poorly and
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are often hard to read and edit. For example, a small change needed in the
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generated code may require some non-intuitive, non-trivial changes in the
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script. This is especially painful when experimenting with the code.
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This script may be useful for generating meta code, for example a series of
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macros of FOO1, FOO2, etc. Nevertheless, please make it your last resort
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technique by favouring C++ template metaprogramming or variadic macros.
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# Our Solution
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