Ian Dall <Ian.Dall@dsto.defence.gov.au> writes:
>   >> 1. _foo is used for something internal to code in question - such
>   >> as locally used static function
> 
> A static function has no scope outside the file in question so you can
> use whatever you like, but there seems no point in using a name in a
> reserved name space.

No, you can't really use whatever name you like, if you want to be
sure your code will work.

You might, for instance, use _foo, but if you include a standard header,
what's to stop the implementation from defining _foo...  Sure,
unlikely, but if you want to be sure your code'll work...





cgd
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