is_predicate_p?

Kaveh R. Ghazi ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu
Sat Jun 8 07:45:00 GMT 2002


 > From: Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com> 
 > 
 > Predicates in GCC come in a wide variety of spellings.  Some end in
 > _p, some start with is_, some have _is_ in the middle, some just
 > expect you to know they're predicates based on the meaning of the
 > name.  Should we set some sort of standard spelling for future
 > additions?
 > Jason

Probably, care to suggest one?

FWIW, I also think we should standardize on all of them returning
bool.  It helps to emphasize the nature/purpose of the function.

		--Kaveh
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Kaveh R. Ghazi			Director of Systems Architecture
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