Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 09:33:43 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Another item for develop.txi
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Martin Str|mberg wrote:

>  @item
> +When writing prototypes in header files remember to prefix any formal
> +arguments that you use with the underscore character (@samp{_}) to avoid
> +polluting the name space.

I don't think formal parameters pollute the namespace, at least not in 
most cases, but the text is okay, IMHO.  I suggest to add an example of a 
good prototype, though.