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[Johan Hake <hake.dev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 6, 2011, at 1:54, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm thinking of how to handle this bug:
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ffc/+bug/787010
> 
> I see two solutions:
> 
> 1. Handle parameters with dynamical type in C++ (fairly easy to add).

Not sure I like this. It is nice to have a strongly typed regime here. 

> 2. Not use parameters that may change type in FFC (from "auto" to an
> int).

Is it possible to store the parameter As an int internally in FFC, -1 for auto, and then add logic to the parsing of this variable so 'auto' becomes -1?

Did that make sense?

Johan

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