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On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 10:02 PM Felipe Gasper <felipe@felipegasper.com> wrote: > > > On Sep 3, 2021, at 10:24 AM, Paul LeoNerd Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> > wrote: > > > > On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:18:34 -0400 > > Felipe Gasper <felipe@felipegasper.com> wrote: > > > >> PROPOSAL: Rename the following identifiers in code and documentation, > >> leaving macros for the old ones as aliases: > >> - SVf_UTF8 -> SVf_PVUPGRADED > >> - SvUTF8 -> Sv_PVUPGRADED > >> - SvUTF8_on -> Sv_PVUPGRADED_on > >> - SvUTF8_off -> Sv_PVUPGRADED_off > >> - SvPOK_only_UTF8 -> SvPOK_only_UPGRADED > > > > This got briefly mentioned as a side-comment on PSC today. > > > > Thoughts are "What about WIDE"? As in > > > > SVf_WIDE (though really I'd want to call that SVppv_WIDE) > > SvWIDE > > SvWIDE_on > > etc... > > Now that this thread seems to have “settled” a bit, I wonder where this > idea stands in the general mindset: > > > a) Good idea, worth the overhead of renaming a long-established identifier. > > b) Good idea, but *not* worth that overhead. > > c) Bad idea; the status quo is better than either of the proposed renames. > > d) … some other stance? > I strongly believe it's not worth the overhead (from an effort and confusion POV), and less strongly feel it's not a good idea. LeonThread Previous | Thread Next