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Re: Adding a __NAME__ capabili

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From: Kai Henningsen
Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 22:41
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fr> Von : fred@cv.ruu.nl (So, 17.05.92 12:09)
fr> Name: Fred Appelman
fr> Box : University of Utrecht, 3D Computer Vision Research Group
fr> MId : <1992May17.110928.8214@cv.ruu.nl>
fr> RId : <1992May14.015826.14865@research.canon.oz.au>

fr> 1. This change in the compiler will make your software less portable. I

Only if you use it. Nobody forces you to do that.

fr> 4. __NAME__ is definitly not ANSI compatible. So it should not be visible
fr>    in the ANSI scope.

Well, I don't know about ANSI C++, but ANSI C definitely allows such a feature:
any and all Identifiers starting with "__" are reserved.

MfG Kai
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