[hipl-dev] Re: [Merge] lp:~stefan.goetz/hipl/hidb-lsidb into lp:hipl
- From: Diego Biurrun <diego@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hipl-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:53:33 +0200
On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:59:22AM +0000, René Hummen wrote:
> Review: Approve
> >
> > > What happened to the hip_ prefix for functions?
> >
> > I did not use them because 1) they seem useless to me (or is there a
> > reason why they are necessary?)
>
> You are right. They are not necessary in the daemons, but they must be
> included in the library functions.
Prefixes are not necessary for static functions, ever. For non-static
functions the chances of name clashes with symbols from the environment
is likely low, especially given that we nowadays link statically.
And yes, the prefix should be hipl/HIPL.
Diego
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