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+ Added Harbour website (except art, docs and stat subdirs)
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; NOTE: Please make modifications to website code only in
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
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<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:harbour-faq@netfang.net">
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<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<TITLE>Is it ok to extend the language with some spiffy new feature?</TITLE>
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</HEAD>
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<BODY text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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<A HREF="harbour.html"><EM>Frequently Asked Questions about Harbour</EM></A>
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<b>:</b> <A HREF="harbour20.html"><EM>Helping develop Harbour</EM></A>
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<b>:</b> <EM>Is it ok to extend the language with some spiffy new feature?</EM><BR>
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<b>Previous:</b> <A HREF="harbour28.html"><EM>Are there any development guidelines?</EM></A><BR>
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<b>Next:</b> <A HREF="harbour30.html"><EM>So what's with all these language extensions then?</EM></A>
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<HR NOSHADE>
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<H2><A NAME="29"></A>3.9. Is it ok to extend the language with some spiffy new feature?</H2>
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<p>As a rule, no. As
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<A HREF="harbour7.html#WhatIsHarbour">stated earlier</A> Harbour is
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designed, as much as possible, to be a
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<A HREF="harbour5.html#Trademarks">CA-Clipper</A> 5.2e compatible Clipper compiler (with some 5.3 bits
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thrown in when it makes sense). As such, until such a time as we're all done
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on the compatibility front, the
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<A HREF="harbour9.html#WhoDevelopers">Harbour developers</A> would prefer to keep the language as "pure" as
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possible.</p>
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<p>That said, if you've got an idea for something you think should be added to
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the language please feel free to make your case on the
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<A HREF="harbour35.html#DevMailList">developer's mailing list</A>. Please note that emails along the lines of
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"I want feature <em>X</em> because I'd like to have it" don't cut
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much ice. Emails to that effect that actually offer a working patch might
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cut a little ice. Preferably, you'll come to the list with a well thought
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out and documented case for the addition of a new language extension and
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you'll be willing to discuss the proposal.</p>
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<p>Also, don't be upset if it is rejected, this is
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<A HREF="harbour13.html#FreeSoftware">free software</A> after all, if you really feel that the extension is
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required you can maintain a patch in parallel or, if you really must (but
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we'd prefer if you didn't), you could maintain a forked distribution of
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Harbour.</p>
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<HR NOSHADE>
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<A HREF="harbour.html"><EM>Frequently Asked Questions about Harbour</EM></A>
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<b>:</b> <A HREF="harbour20.html"><EM>Helping develop Harbour</EM></A>
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<b>:</b> <EM>Is it ok to extend the language with some spiffy new feature?</EM><BR>
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<b>Previous:</b> <A HREF="harbour28.html"><EM>Are there any development guidelines?</EM></A><BR>
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<b>Next:</b> <A HREF="harbour30.html"><EM>So what's with all these language extensions then?</EM></A>
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</BODY>
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</HTML>
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