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Dan --
> Just a reminder--function names shouldn't exceed 31 characters. The C
> standard doesn't guarantee anything past that...
Using this simplistic program I found two names greater than 31 chars.
I don't know if there are names not fitting the little regexp used here,
but of those that do, these:
$ perl namecheck.pl *.c
[35] PackFile_ConstTable_get_const_count
[33] PackFile_ConstTable_push_constant
are too long.
So, who's the windbag that wrote such long names? Hey, waitaminute,
I wrote those!
The names are unique in the first 31 chars. Are we OK, or do I need
to mangle the names? I could mangle them by doing one of the following:
* PackFile_{SomeWords}_* ----> PackFile_SW_*
* PackFile_{SomeWords}_* ----> PF_SW_*
I'd rather mangle all the names in the library a standard way than have
all but two written out fully and two not.
Your thoughts?
Regards,
-- Gregor
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