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[Andrew Haley]

Dave Korn wrote:
> Andrew Haley wrote:
> 
>> This is an ABI change.  However, the ABI was almost completely broken
>> anyway.
> 
>   Tangentially-related: Would it ever be possible to change the use of periods
> as separators in java mangled names too, or is that too deeply entrenched or
> part of a standard?

I suppose it could be done.  Is there some big problem with periods that
I don't know about?

For example, java.lang.Object.class is mangled as _ZN4java4lang6Object6class$E.
When do you see a problem with the use of periods as separators?

Andrew.