anybody object to anonymous enums? I've gotten used to them in Plan 9 and like them. Instead of this:
#define FLOPPY_DEVICE 0 #define PARALLEL_DEVICE 1 #define COM2_DEVICE 2 #define COM1_DEVICE 3 #define SWC_DEVICE 4 #define MOUSE_DEVICE 5 #define KBC_DEVICE 6 #define GPIO_DEVICE 7 #define ACB_DEVICE 8 #define FSCM_DEVICE 9 #define WDT_DEVICE 10
you get this: enum { FLOPPY_DEVICE=0, PARALLEL_DEVICE, COM2_DEVICE, COM1_DEVICE, SWC_DEVICE, MOUSE_DEVICE, KBC_DEVICE, GPIO_DEVICE, ACB_DEVICE, FSCM_DEVICE, WDT_DEVICE };
The advantages I see - somewhat less prone to error - looks nicer - the big one: enums are first-class objects to the compiler, and #defines are pertty much ripped out by the compiler and disappear into constant numbers.
comments?
ron