Allow GlobalRef and module qualified names in macro definitions #53535
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The following is currently an error:
```
julia> module MyMacroModule
macro mymacro end
end
Main.MyMacroModule
julia> macro MyMacroModule.mymacro()
1
end
ERROR: syntax: invalid macro definition around REPL[2]:1
Stacktrace:
[1] top-level scope
@ REPL[2]:1
```
Discussing with Jeff, we didn't think there was any good reason
not to allow this, just a missing case in lowering. It's probably
not particularly useful (unlike the corresponding case for functions
that is used all the time), but it came up in writing a test case for #53515.
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…aLang#53535) The following is currently an error: ``` julia> module MyMacroModule macro mymacro end end Main.MyMacroModule julia> macro MyMacroModule.mymacro() 1 end ERROR: syntax: invalid macro definition around REPL[2]:1 Stacktrace: [1] top-level scope @ REPL[2]:1 ``` Discussing with Jeff, we didn't think there was any good reason not to allow this, just a missing case in lowering. It's probably not particularly useful (unlike the corresponding case for functions that is used all the time), but it came up in writing a test case for JuliaLang#53515.
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The following is currently an error:
```
julia> module MyMacroModule
macro mymacro end
end
Main.MyMacroModule
julia> macro MyMacroModule.mymacro()
1
end
ERROR: syntax: invalid macro definition around REPL[2]:1
Stacktrace:
[1] top-level scope
@ REPL[2]:1
```
Discussing with Jeff, we didn't think there was any good reason not to
allow this, just a missing case in lowering. It's probably not
particularly useful (unlike the corresponding case for functions that is
used all the time), but it came up in writing a test case for #53515.
mkitti
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that referenced
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Apr 13, 2024
…aLang#53535) The following is currently an error: ``` julia> module MyMacroModule macro mymacro end end Main.MyMacroModule julia> macro MyMacroModule.mymacro() 1 end ERROR: syntax: invalid macro definition around REPL[2]:1 Stacktrace: [1] top-level scope @ REPL[2]:1 ``` Discussing with Jeff, we didn't think there was any good reason not to allow this, just a missing case in lowering. It's probably not particularly useful (unlike the corresponding case for functions that is used all the time), but it came up in writing a test case for JuliaLang#53515.
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The following is currently an error:
Discussing with Jeff, we didn't think there was any good reason not to allow this, just a missing case in lowering. It's probably not particularly useful (unlike the corresponding case for functions that is used all the time), but it came up in writing a test case for #53515.