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Re: redefining a module()

JJ
jon jonbondy.com
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 11:33 AM

I never took it as a jab, Jordan, but thanks for checking.

On 6/10/2026 9:02 PM, Jordan Brown wrote:
On 6/10/2026 6:00 PM, Jordan Brown wrote:
On 6/10/2026 5:40 PM, Jordan Brown wrote:
I think it could have more safety features, to make it more difficult to shoot yourself in the foot.

In fact, some guy named Jon Bondy filed #5167https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_openscad_openscad_issues_5167&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=AsrE-c7ZR7B2Kyr3qgfvvppkCEBVsNmwEMndcrRSuOI&m=hz-10pE-B_Jd2Uq_H_TIHXa6wDiOm10jApMDNtMIueaAGOr9h0LKRDbdvSPCecEc&s=0PsQOaBLbqOWfXHstQSKKiMZJALdUIExLE1eZMDzn5M&e= on exactly this topic almost exactly two years ago.

I should be clear:  that was intended as amusement, not as a jab.  I can't tell you how many times I've encountered a bug, diagnosed it, figured out the fix needed, gone to file a bug report, checked for existing bug reports, and found that I'd encountered the same bug, done the same diagnosis, and filed a bug years before.

I never took it as a jab, Jordan, but thanks for checking. On 6/10/2026 9:02 PM, Jordan Brown wrote: On 6/10/2026 6:00 PM, Jordan Brown wrote: On 6/10/2026 5:40 PM, Jordan Brown wrote: I think it could have *more* safety features, to make it more difficult to shoot yourself in the foot. In fact, some guy named Jon Bondy filed #5167<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_openscad_openscad_issues_5167&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=AsrE-c7ZR7B2Kyr3qgfvvppkCEBVsNmwEMndcrRSuOI&m=hz-10pE-B_Jd2Uq_H_TIHXa6wDiOm10jApMDNtMIueaAGOr9h0LKRDbdvSPCecEc&s=0PsQOaBLbqOWfXHstQSKKiMZJALdUIExLE1eZMDzn5M&e=> on exactly this topic almost exactly two years ago. I should be clear: that was intended as amusement, not as a jab. I can't tell you how many times I've encountered a bug, diagnosed it, figured out the fix needed, gone to file a bug report, checked for existing bug reports, and found that I'd encountered the same bug, done the same diagnosis, and filed a bug years before.