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Re: Extensionless headers
- From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at codesourcery dot com>
- To: Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz at redhat dot com>
- Cc: libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 11 Jan 2002 06:59:23 +0100
- Subject: Re: Extensionless headers
- Organization: CodeSourcery, LLC
- References: <200201110526.g0B5QvN10906@fillmore.constant.com>
[...]
| - Some tools such as editors and file managers which change their
| behavior based on file extension now break (e.g., syntax coloring or
| file-program associations). (Vim and Emacs and Konqueror and
| company, which all examine file contents, notwithstanding.)
That was already broken.
| - If the user happens to be editing a copy of an extensionless header
| in a particular build dir
Under which conditions?
If we were to reject extensionless headers based on arguments cited
Phil's postings, then we should do it right i.e. use a scheme that
does address the supposed problem.
-- Gaby