Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!rutgers!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: ANSI C -- reserved words Message-ID: <5454@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 12:30:26 EST Article-I.D.: brl-smok.5454 Posted: Mon Dec 15 12:30:26 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Dec-86 18:52:32 EST References: <107@decvax.UUCP> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 13 In article <107@decvax.UUCP> minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow) writes: >Page 13, line 10ff (and many other places). The values defined in > should be written with a leading underscore, so they do not >occupy the name space reserved to user programs. This is a good idea that has been discussed and rejected by the committee already, primarily on the grounds of conflict with existing practice (/usr/group and IEEE 1003.1), if I remember correctly. Therefore, your best bet to get this proposal approved is to find an X3J11 member who is willing to present it personally, so that you don't just get an "already considered and rejected" response. (I'm not volunteering, however!) This applies to any issue that you feel very strongly about.