Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site hpda.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!hpda!davel From: davel@hpda.UUCP (Dave Lennert) Newsgroups: net.lang.c,net.unix-wizards Subject: Prepending _ in C external names necessary? Message-ID: <1232@hpda.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 17:55:43 EST Article-I.D.: hpda.1232 Posted: Fri Nov 8 17:55:43 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Nov-85 06:14:42 EST Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Cupertino, CA Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.lang.c:7010 net.unix-wizards:15662 We're considering changing our C compiler to *not* prepend an underscore at the beginning of all external names (functions, variables). Will this break things? Are there reasons (technical/religious) that we should not do this? Please respond via MAIL; our news connection is frequently flakey. I will summarize to the net. I recall seeing a discussion of this topic before. If someone has an archive of it, please *mail* it to me. Thanks! Dave Lennert {ucbvax, hplabs}!hpda!davel [UUCP] Hewlett-Packard - 47UX ihnp4!hpfcla!hpda!davel [UUCP] 19447 Pruneridge Ave. hpda!davel@ucb-vax.ARPA [ARPA] Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 447-6325 [AT&T]