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underscores in gnulib file names


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: underscores in gnulib file names
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:38:19 -0700

RMS writes:

> Our convention is to use dashes, not underscores.
> The names getopt_.h and getopt_int.h don't follow
> this convention.

> In the long term, would you please change them?

Here's one way to satisfy this request:

* Change getopt_int.h to getopt-int.h.

* Change getopt_.h to getopt.eh, and similarly for the other files
  whose names end in "-.h".  ".eh" is short for "edit-needed header".
  I'd like an extension that sorts lexicographically before ".h", so
  that "ls" output in the C locale tends to come out in temporal
  order.

Any other thoughts?




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