On Jul 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] twisted the bits to say...
Lassi> I would also recommend against .C as the C++ file extension -- VC++ is a
Lassi> combined C and C++ compiler and the file system is case insensitive.
Lassi> (Alternatively, autoconf should use the -Tc/-Tp options with that
Lassi> compiler to explicitly set the language.) .cc and .cxx seem to be
Lassi> widely accepted C++ extensions, for some reason I have the recollection
Lassi> that .cpp isn't quite as widely understood. IMHO there shouldn't be a
Lassi> restriction to a single extension though; all three of .cc, .cxx and
Lassi> .cpp are all quite acceptable and projects should be free to choose the
Lassi> conventions.
while we are on the subject of file extensions, i thought i would mention
that when automake builds rules for lex/yacc the .cc extension used
causes many headaches for poor users of microsoft's vc compiler.
i'd love to see lex/yacc rules use .cpp
jr
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