C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Why was the .h dropped in std headers?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language, library and standards View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Derek Guest Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:25 pm    Post subject: Why was the .h dropped in std headers? What was the rationale for dropping the .h suffix for standard headers (e.g., <iostream> vs <iostream.h>)? Just curious. I'm guessing that a new set of headers was needed when the original <iostream.h> library was deprecated and the good names were all taken. Ditching the .h must have been a good way to keep those familiar names in circulation without clashing with legacy code. Perhaps the practice was later propagated for consistency? I'm just guessing though... --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Andrew Koenig Guest Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Why was the .h dropped in std headers? "Derek" <user (AT) nospam (DOT) org> wrote Quote: What was the rationale for dropping the .h suffix for standard headers (e.g., <iostream> vs <iostream.h>)? Just curious. So that existing implementations would not have to change existing headers in ways that was likely to break user code. --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Seungbeom Kim Guest Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Why was the .h dropped in std headers? Derek wrote: Quote: What was the rationale for dropping the .h suffix for standard headers (e.g., <iostream> vs <iostream.h>)? Just curious. I'm guessing that a new set of headers was needed when the original iostream.h> library was deprecated and the good names were all taken. Ditching the .h must have been a good way to keep those familiar names in circulation without clashing with legacy code. Perhaps the practice was later propagated for consistency? I'm just guessing though... See <http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3DE39EA9.9D8B7DD4%40bawi.org> and its replies. (Recently requests to groups.google.com are being redirected to groups-beta.google.com, where I cannot find how to browse in threaded view. Does anyone know? One workaround is to use a localized site like groups.google.co.kr (and add "&hl=en" as necessary for English messages): <http://groups.google.co.kr/groups?selm=3DE39EA9.9D8B7DD4%40bawi.org&hl=en>; but I'm not sure for how long it will work.) -- Seungbeom Kim --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Niklas Matthies Guest Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Why was the .h dropped in std headers? ===================================== MODERATOR'S COMMENT: I'm approving this because it's a followup to an approved article, but discussion of the groups.google.com UI is not on-topic. Further discussion of this should go elsewhere. ===================================== END OF MODERATOR'S COMMENT On 2004-12-29 23:11, Seungbeom Kim wrote: : Quote: (Recently requests to groups.google.com are being redirected to groups-beta.google.com, where I cannot find how to browse in threaded view. Does anyone know? There's a "view as tree" link at the end of the "messages x-y of z in topic" line. Alternatively, you can use http://groups.google.co.uk/ to get the non-beta UI. -- Niklas Matthies --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language, library and standards All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.