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Re: Word For Today: “Uglification”

From Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Word For Today: “Uglification”
Date 2024-03-13 16:06 -0700
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:33:02 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> Third party libraries are allowed to use any mechanism they like to
>> minimize name conflicts other than prefixing with two underscores.
>
> But there is no other such mechanism available.

Are you aware that working third party libraries exist, and name
collisions are fairly rare?  How do you think that's possible?

There are no 100% reliable mechanisms.  There are mechanisms that work
well enough in practice, including using library-specific prefixes.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Medtronic
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 00:14 +0000
  Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-11 18:15 -0700
    Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 01:34 +0000
      Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-11 19:56 -0700
  Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 03:30 +0000
    Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-14 10:23 -0700
      Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 14:31 -0700
        Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-14 23:59 +0000
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-15 00:01 +0000
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 17:11 -0700
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-15 00:33 +0000
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-15 09:15 +0100
        Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 17:15 -0700
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-15 00:34 +0000
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 19:19 -0700
              Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-15 03:17 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 20:44 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-15 09:22 +0100
        Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-14 19:49 -0700
  Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-12 01:33 -0400
    Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 06:14 +0000
      Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 06:21 +0000
      Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 07:44 +0000
        Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-12 08:03 +0000
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-12 11:10 +0100
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-03-12 17:46 +0300
              Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-12 14:53 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-03-12 18:09 +0300
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-12 15:42 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 18:50 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-12 22:29 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-12 16:00 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-13 11:45 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-13 14:12 +0200
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 08:15 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-13 18:47 +0100
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 11:56 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-13 22:07 +0100
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-13 16:40 +0100
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 15:48 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 09:03 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-13 16:44 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2024-03-13 17:01 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 02:53 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 18:42 +0000
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Blue-Maned_Hawk <bluemanedhawk@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-12 22:07 +0000
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 23:13 +0000
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-12 16:29 -0700
              Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-13 09:01 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 08:06 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-13 21:51 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 22:16 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 15:26 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-13 22:33 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-13 22:50 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 16:06 -0700
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-13 23:32 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-14 00:40 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-13 23:15 +0000
                Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-06-18 23:09 -0700
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 00:23 +0000
      Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-12 11:51 -0400
        Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 21:31 +0000
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-12 15:21 -0700
          Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-13 03:36 -0400
            Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-13 21:52 +0000
              Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 22:10 +0000
              Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-13 20:47 -0400
  Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 06:15 +0000

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