[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3809: global namespace polution

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3809: global namespace polution
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-02 09:35:11

#3809: global namespace polution
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 Reporter:  johnmaddock              |       Owner:  chris_kohlhoff
     Type:  Bugs                     |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  Boost 1.42.0             |   Component:  asio          
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk  |    Severity:  Problem       
 Keywords:                           |  
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 As noted in this thread:
 http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2010/01/160448.php all global
 symbols whether macros or extern "C" functions should start with a
 "boost_" prefix - both to avoid polluting the global namespace as far as
 is possible, and to make boost-related symbols readily identifiable and
 searchable.

 Asio has the global symbol "asio_detail_posix_thread_function" which
 should probably be "boost_asio_detail_posix_thread_function".

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3809>
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