Re: deprecating check_col()

[Stig Bjørlykke <stig () bjorlykke org>]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws () gmail com> wrote:
> Should we discuss the concept of removing all check_col()'s again? In
> looking at the PPP dissector, for example, it seems there may be a fair
> amount of work saved by keeping them.

My intention behind putting this check in all col_* functions was that
you do not _need_ to use check_col(), but may use it if something
needs to be calculated before put in a column.  So a case-by-case
basis sounds right to me.


-- 
Stig Bjørlykke
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