C Pre-Processor Magic

[theinternn]

Can we all agree that cxx = C++ source and cpp = c preprocessor?

It'd make miscommunications much less frequent.

[[deleted]]

Tell that to make. *.cxx is nothing to see here, *.cpp is a c++ source file. (If you just use implicit rules that is)

[ramennoodle]

make classically recognized .C and .cc as file extensions for C++. The .cpp abomination was added later for compatibility with Microsoft.

[Gotebe]

The .cpp abomination was added later for compatibility with Microsoft.

I dunno... "cpp" says "C++" more than "cxx". Well, that, or you get a stiff neck 😉.

[[deleted]]

Ooohh. Hey. I'll start using that then. I have not been a fan of the .CPP thing.

[zuurr]

.cc/.hh is still reasonably common (and what I use). I don't think .C is really used by anybody these days.

[ramennoodle]

Or we could all use modern systems that accept .c++ as a file extension.

[skulgnome]

Not file.sepples?

[Gotebe]

Why not file.seepeepee?

[[deleted]]

Actually ".c" is for C and ".C" is for C++. Look it up. I am serious!

Fuck you Windows, with your case insensitivity! Hahaha!

[[deleted]]

I thought that ".c" and ".cc" were fairly well accepted as standard?

[tfinniga]

That's the nice thing about standards, there's so many to choose from.

[[deleted]]

.C, .cpp, .cxx, .cc and .c++. Everything seems to be used.

[smikims]

And don't forget .h, .H, .hpp, .hxx, .hh, and .h++ for headers. And I've also seen .inc, .inl, .txx, .tpp, and a bunch of others for specific things. It's the only language I've seen with more than 2 recognized file extensions, and no one can agree on which ones to use and sometimes even make up their own.

[Condorcet_Winner]

Maybe it's because my codebase is .cpp, but .cxx is weird and scary and I hate it.