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Do., 19. Feb. 2026, 00:54:

> Hi. As the title says really. :)
>
> How strict is the fpc team about naming convensions in the
> <fpc-src>/compiler/ directory? Could namespace (dotted files) be used
> inside that directory?
>

Especially the prefixes *should* match the intended functionality. And
dotted unit names shall not be used.


> I see FPC is starting to use it in the FCL code, which is nice.
>

Using them in the FCL does not mean using them inside the compiler.


> On a side note:
>    I know compiler/dbg*.pas are debugger code, but then there is
>    also "dwarfbase.pas", which I guess should technically be
>    renamed to dbgdwarfbase.pas - if the naming convension should
>    strictly be followed?
>

Probably. But then again DWARF can also be used for non debug related
functionality like exceptions...
That said renaming just for sake of renaming isn't worth the effort.

Regards,
Sven

>
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