From: crandall AT matchlogic DOT com (Charles Randall) Subject: RE: not namespace-clean 31 Jul 1998 07:53:13 -0700 Message-ID: <64003B21ECCAD11185C500805F31EC03A8FF16.cygnus.gnu-win32@houston.matchlogic.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain To: cgf AT cygnus DOT com, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com > Wouldn't it make more sense to remove the variable names entirely? That > completely eliminates name space pollution rather than shifting it. Yes. However, as the implementation provider the _* name space is reserved for you. Personally, I'd just remove the names entirely and use the _* namespace when you have to (for internally used functions behind macros, etc). Charles - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".