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From: kaufman@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU (Marc Kaufman)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: problem: c identifiers longer than 8 characters
Message-ID: <1379@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: Thu, 5-Mar-87 19:47:03 EST
Article-I.D.: Shasta.1379
Posted: Thu Mar  5 19:47:03 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Mar-87 00:03:24 EST
References: <792@osu-cgrg.UUCP>
Reply-To: kaufman@Shasta.UUCP (Marc Kaufman)
Organization: Stanford University
Lines: 19
Keywords: c compiler, c scripts, c programs

(mail reply failed to sender, hence this followup):
In article <792@osu-cgrg.UUCP> you write:
>HELP:
>We are going to a new C compiler which only allows 8 unique characters for
>each identifier.  Most of our code does not follow this (even though it makes
>for better portability).  I am sure someone else has come across this
>problem and has ALREADY written the code which will check source code to 
>find variables names that clash in the first 8 characters.  If so, could
>you send it here to me?
>
As one who has to live with such a C compiler (Regulus C) on a daily basis,
let me strongly suggest that you NOT go with the new compiler.  It is a
hassle beyond belief when trying to import programs from the net.  There
is no good reason for this restriction.  PCC (the portable C compiler)
lifted the restriction years ago.  If a compiler company can't figure out
how to use long variable names, just how good do you think their code
generation algorithms are? ;-)

Marc Kaufman (kaufman@Shasta.stanford.edu)