[llvm-dev] RFC: changing variable naming rules in LLVM codebase

Chris Lattner via llvm-dev llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org
Thu Jul 18 18:09:57 PDT 2019



> On Jul 18, 2019, at 3:49 PM, Rui Ueyama via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> And one more question:
> 
> What is the plan of renaming variables in llvm and clang? Will it be done gradually, i.e. directory by directory?
> 
> 
> That's a big topic. I was thinking of starting a new thread just for that. Originally I was trying to do this directory-by-directory basis, but now I'm inclined to do this in a single extremely large patch. There's a risk of doing this that way (in particular, I'm not confident that I can keep the buildbots green or will be able to make them green in a timely manner after committing), but I think that will make downstream repo maintainer's work easier.

FWIW, I was originally nervous and slightly opposed to that, but I now agree with you that a big change is probably the right thing to do.

-Chris
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