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Date:      Sun, 29 Dec 1996 13:55:37 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        davidn@sdev.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent)
Cc:        francisco@natserv.com, chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Comments on using C++ instead of C
Message-ID:  <199612290325.NAA02416@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19961229134636.davidn@sdev.blaze.net.au> from David Nugent at "Dec 29, 96 01:46:36 pm"

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David Nugent stands accused of saying:
> 
> Name it .cc, .cxx, .cpp, .C or use -xc++ to force compilation
> as C++. "info gcc" for the documentation.

Avoid .cpp (despite Borland et. al using it) as this is traditionally
used for C preprocessor food.  .cc .cxx and .C are all recognised OK
by the BSD makefiles.

> David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia

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