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From: std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (Moderator, John Quarterman)
Newsgroups: mod.std.unix
Subject: extern name length
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Date: Sat, 25-Oct-86 22:05:01 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 25 22:05:01 1986
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Organization: IEEE P1003 Portable Operating System for Computer Environments Committee
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From: gwyn@brl.arpa (VLD/VMB)
Date:     Mon, 20 Oct 86 9:44:19 EDT

If it doesn't support 32-character extern name uniqueness, it isn't POSIX.
1003.1 imposes requirements on a C implementation beyond those of X3J11.

I agree, however, that the names ending in "2" are ugly and that better
names might be chosen for them.

Volume-Number: Volume 7, Number 79