Re: patch: Variable argument is always optional because it can be inferred.

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 05:40:17PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > * Bill Allombert <Ovyy.Nyybzoreg@zngu.h-obeqrnhk.se> [2017-12-14 23:28:37 +0100]:
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 04:43:06PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
> >> 
> >> There are ~50 functions which accept a variable arg ("n" prototype) and
> >> everywhere except for the 3 places below it is optional.
> >> In fact, the underlying C functions accept -1, so these 3 are actually
> >> optional too.
> >
> > But they are not optional in GP, so you cannot change the prototype
> > code, this would change the GP language.
> 
> Why not change it? ;-)

Mandatory variables names are a feature not a bug. There is nothing to
fix here.

Cheers,
Bill.