Hi Jan, > 2011-02-25 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <jann...@gnu.org> > > * lib/canonicalize-lgpl.c (__realpath): Rename rpath to rname, as > per GNU coding standards for file name variables.
There's a misunderstanding here: In the GNU standards [1] section 5.4 "Naming Variables, Functions, and Files" there is nothing that prevents a variable 'rpath'. In [1] section 6.1 "GNU Manuals" it is written that we shouldn't confuse the user by using the word "pathname" to mean two different things _in_documentation_. Here's its about a function '__realpath' where the meaning of "path" is the same as in POSIX [2]. I think we will not succeed in cleaning up the meaning of "pathname" in POSIX. Therefore it's ok to have a variable called 'rpath' in a place like this. Additionally, we may occasionally sync this file with glibc/stdlib/canonicalize.c. A renamed variable just gets in the way when doing this task. Bruno [1] http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html [2] http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/realpath.html -- In memoriam Stephan Brassloff <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Brassloff>
