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authorRussell Yanofsky <[email protected]>2017-08-15 13:45:16 -0400
committerMeshCollider <[email protected]>2017-11-16 08:23:03 +1300
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parentrefactor: Include obj/build.h instead of build.h (diff)
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Recommend #include<> syntax in developer notes
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@@ -492,6 +492,14 @@ namespace {
- *Rationale*: Avoids confusion about the namespace context
+- Prefer `#include <primitives/transaction.h>` bracket syntax instead of
+ `#include "primitives/transactions.h"`` quote syntax when possible.
+
+ - *Rationale*: Bracket syntax is less ambiguous because the preprocessor
+ searches a fixed list of include directories without taking location of the
+ source file into account. This allows quoted includes to stand out more when
+ the location of the source file actually is relevant.
+
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