Re: DocBook function synopsis

[Graydon Hoare <graydon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > This is definitely an implementation concern.  You don't need to know
> > whether a method is inlined or not to be able to use it correctly.
> 
> Given a least-common denominator approach, "inline" would certainly appear
> to be excluded as purely a C++ concern of space/time tradeoff and debug-ability
> which would only be of interest to C++ customers.

erm, inline functions are significant to anyone using an API. They are
unlinkable, and can create weirdness in an inheritence hierarchy.  I
think it's worth letting an API reader know something is inline,
rather than tear their hair out.

-graydon


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