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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-06 14:20:06


Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 03:59 PM 8/5/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
> >
> >Why are we using such a cryptic namespace name? I mean, I can
> >understand wanting to abbreviate "template_metaprogramming", but
> >"filesystem" doesn't seem too bad and you could use "filesys"; people
> >will use namespace aliases anyway.
>
> The Filesystem Library is in namespace boost::filesystem.
>
> A namespace alias of fs:: is used in an example on one of the doc
> pages, and in some of the test and implementation code. Is that a
> concern?

Yes! People will be very confused, IMO. I clearly was.

> > Sorry to complain, but "fs" has
> >been rubbing me the wrong way since I started using it.
>
> Why are you using it then? I just double checked, and it doesn't
> appear in any of the filesystem headers.

Ah, I haven't compiled anything yet. ;->

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