From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: .h files names
Date:	4 May 2001 12:56:35 GMT
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Rafal Maj <maj_rafal AT poczta DOT onet DOT pl> wrote:
> Is it portable to include files other then *.h ?

It is. But it's a bad idea, usually. The filename extension is meant
to tell the person seeing the file what type it is. Breaking that
expectation should not be done without a good reason.


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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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