QOF code question?

[Neil Williams]

blfs wrote:

> What's so hard to understand?
> 
> Sometimes automation (like diff) just can't do what you need and you
> have to involve the human to make some decisions about what gets
> changed and what doesn't.
> 
> --
> 
> Should changes to one module require changes to another?

Sometimes. GnuCash and QOF are under continuous development. Sometimes 
that means that an advance in one module is best implemented by using a 
small adjustment to another module. Any particular object is only 
written with the current design in mind, things can change and other 
features may become desirable. A small change in one module can allow 
large changes in the module that uses the new functionality. There's 
absolutely no point in duplicating the function by keeping the new code 
within an inappropriate module. It also makes the new function available 
to other modules leading to a cascade of changes that bring new 
functionality to a variety of parts of the program.


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