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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: C++ file extensions (was Re: qt-copy updated)
From:       Simon Hausmann <hausmann () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-08-31 9:44:12
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 11:26:49PM +0200, Martijn Klingens wrote:
> - .cpp seems to be a bit more portable to non-Unix platforms when it comes to 
> out-of-the-box support without tweaking settings

LOL :) I doubt a file extension influences the portability at all ;-)
 
> Argument against:
> 
> - .cc looks (arguably) cooler.

I prefer .cc as well ;-)
 
> Still, I personally would like to have extensions in KDE to be the same 
> everywhere. And while we're on it: it would also be nice if the name of a 
> file resembles the class inside it (kapp.h, anyone?). These two issues would 
> make it easier to guess file names without doing a search first, which can't 
> be a bad thing for productivity.

I don't think it's worth to start big renaming actions in the CVS to turn all
.cc's into .cpp or something. But that's just me :)


Simon

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