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From: pjc@pcbox.UUCP (Paul J. Condie)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: 8char function names from hell
Keywords: Any way to kludge around?
Message-ID: <385@pcbox.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 88 01:50:46 GMT
References: <380@flatline.UUCP>
Reply-To: pjc@pcbox.UUCP (Paul J. Condie)
Organization: Yet Another Box - Castro Valley, Ca.
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In article <380@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend) writes:
>behold, the unix-pc C compiler doesn't go past 8 characters in
>either a function or a varible name!
>An 8 character limit?  What is this, a step back towards 2 character
>varible names like in BASIC?
>Ranting over.. Seriously, though.. Is there any way to get around this?
>Any kludges, or preprocessors, or anything?


The unix-pc compiler does by default support longer function/variable
names, unless you use the -T option to truncate.