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Re: <sys/unistd.h> not namespace-clean
- To: Charles Randall <crandall at matchlogic dot com>, gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: <sys/unistd.h> not namespace-clean
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at cygnus dot com>
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 14:05:54 -0400
- References: <64003B21ECCAD11185C500805F31EC03A8FF16@houston.matchlogic.com>
On Thu, Jul 30, 1998 at 12:03:12PM -0600, Charles Randall wrote:
>> Wouldn't it make more sense to remove the variable names entirely? That
>> completely eliminates name space pollution rather than shifting it.
>
>Yes. However, as the implementation provider the _* name space is reserved
>for you. Personally, I'd just remove the names entirely and use the _*
>namespace when you have to (for internally used functions behind macros,
>etc).
Yes. Even though we do reserve the right to use the _name variables, that
still means *we* have to be careful not to reuse these names.
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