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Re: Rename src/


From: Laurent Hoeltgen
Subject: Re: Rename src/
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:57:59 +0200
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On 08/14/2012 07:46 PM, Robert T. Short wrote:
> On 08/14/2012 10:43 AM, Michael D Godfrey wrote:
>> On 08/14/2012 12:39 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
>>> One last thing in the source tree reorganisation. Can we rename
>>> src/ to interp/?
>>> 
>>> - Jordi G. H.
>> I vote yes.:-)
> So if we are going to make descriptive names, why not really get
> descriptive - interpreter instead of interp, libfortran instead of
> libfort, etc.?  Long names inflict minor inconvenience I suppose,
> but shortened names seems so, well, FORTRAN and 1960.
> 
> Bob
> 

When I read interp/, the first thing that came to my mind was
'interpolation' and not 'interpreter'. So, I think using longer and
descriptive names are the way to go. It certainly avoids confusion.

Regards,
Laurent


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