[PATCH] D140585: CodingStandards: restrict CamelCase variable names guideline to llvm/clang/clang-tools-extra/polly/bolt

[Fangrui Song via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

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See https://discourse.llvm.org/t/top-level-clang-tidy-options-and-variablename-suggestion-on-codingstandards/58783 ,
the CamelCase variable names guideline does not reflect the truth:
flang, libc, libclc, libcxx, libcxxabi, libunwind, lld, mlir, openmp,
and pstl use camelCase.


Repository:
  rG LLVM Github Monorepo

https://reviews.llvm.org/D140585

Files:
  llvm/docs/CodingStandards.rst


Index: llvm/docs/CodingStandards.rst
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--- llvm/docs/CodingStandards.rst
+++ llvm/docs/CodingStandards.rst
@@ -1112,8 +1112,9 @@
   nouns and start with an upper-case letter (e.g. ``TextFileReader``).
 
 * **Variable names** should be nouns (as they represent state).  The name should
-  be camel case, and start with an upper case letter (e.g. ``Leader`` or
-  ``Boats``).
+  be camel case.  In llvm/, clang/, clang-tools-extra/, polly/, and bolt/,
+  the name should start with an upper case letter (e.g. ``Leader`` or
+  ``Boats``); lower case letter for other directories.
 
 * **Function names** should be verb phrases (as they represent actions), and
   command-like function should be imperative.  The name should be camel case,


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