Path: utzoo!yunexus!maccs!nusip From: nusip@maccs.UUCP (Mike Borza) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: .cc isn't so great Message-ID: <1272@maccs.UUCP> Date: 25 Jun 88 17:06:12 GMT Article-I.D.: maccs.1272 References: <6041@well.UUCP> <566@goofy.megatest.UUCP> <8076@elsie.UUCP> <240@pvab.UUCP> <373@halley.UUCP> Reply-To: nusip@maccs.UUCP (Mike Borza) Organization: McMaster U., Hamilton, Ont., Can. Lines: 14 Keywords: > >Uh, some OSes don't let you use periods, either, you know. Why would one want >to try to standardize an OS thing in the language? I can see standardizing the >fact that certain options will be available and will do certain things, but you >really want to pin down the *exact syntax* for *all* OSes? > It's pretty reasonable, I think, to try to standardize this. One of the most annoying things about maintaining source across multiple environments is dealing with file naming conventions for include files and the like. If it can be standardized in the language, the compiler writers can solve it once. It still leaves open the problem of filenames when opening files for other purposes, but at least it eliminates one source of problems. --mike borza.