[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3811: global namespace polution

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3811: global namespace polution
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-02 11:01:26

#3811: global namespace polution
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 Reporter:  johnmaddock              |       Owner:  rogeeff
     Type:  Bugs                     |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  Boost 1.42.0             |   Component:  test   
  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.

 Boost.Test has the global symbol
 "execution_monitor_jumping_signal_handler" which should probably be
 "boost_execution_monitor_jumping_signal_handler", likewise for
 "execution_monitor_attaching_signal_handler".

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3811>
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