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Re: [libredwg] typedefs
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Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva |
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Re: [libredwg] typedefs |
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Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:07:59 -0200 |
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On 28-12-2010 16:44, Felipe Sanches wrote:
> I dont like it, but I wont block your work.
>
> Keep in mind that typing speed can be improved with copy&paste
> And we should avoid making the code less readable for the newcomer
> hackers. Everybody who looks at unsigned int knows what it is. If you
> see "LdUInt32" you have to stop and think for a while.
>
> anyway... if you really want to use a prefix, Ld does not sound like a
> mnemonic for libredwg. Before reading your explanation I was thinking
> of "Ld" as "load" even if it makes no sense... If you're going to use
> a prefix, make it more explicit.
I agree with Felipe.
Maybe we should check what the GNU Coding Standards say on that.
Besides, we already have other typedefs that we should review.
>
> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Till Heuschmann
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Can I create some typedefs for the basic types such as:
>> typedef int LdInt32;
>> typedef unsigned int LdUInt32;
>> typedef int64_t LdInt64;
>> typedef u_int64_t LdUInt64;
>> ...
>> At the moment the types (32/64 bit) are heavily mixed and It's a pain to
>> write "long unsigned int" all the time.
>> As one might expect the "Ld" stands for LibreDWG!!
>> I do not know if these typedefs can be automatically set by the build stage?
>
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Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva
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