Re: [sv-cc] Informal poll on constant naming convention


Subject: Re: [sv-cc] Informal poll on constant naming convention
From: Francoise Martinolle (fm@cadence.com)
Date: Fri Feb 28 2003 - 12:12:59 PST


I agree too.

At 11:36 AM 2/28/2003 -0500, Andrzej Litwiniuk wrote:
> > Yes, #defined CONSTANTS should be in all caps, everything else as per
> the normal
> > rules. It is one of the few widely adopted coding conventions in the C
> world.
> >
> > Joao
>
>
>I also vote (informally:-) for SV_ALL_CAPS for #defined CONSTANTS.
>
>Andrzej
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Andrzej and I have a debate about two conflicting
> > requirements for the naming convention in the .h files:
> >
> > 1) All names prefixed with "sv_"
> > 2) All #define symbols capitalized
> >
> > Currently the #define's look like this:
> >
> > #define sv_SOMETHING_OR_OTHER ...
> >
> > My feeling is that we should allow function names to
> > be prefixed with "sv_", and contant symbols to be
> > prefixed with "SV_" (i.e. rule #2 has precedence
> > over rule #1).
> >
> > Would you mind giving us your opinions on this matter?
> >
> > If no one responds, then Andrzej will just leave things
> > as they are and we will have symbols like "sv_ALLCAPS".
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Doug
> >



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