[Xcb] XCB naming conventions

[Jeremy A. Kolb]

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Ian Osgood wrote:

> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Jamey Sharp <jamey at minilop.net>
> Date:  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:04:53 -0700
> 
> > Thoughts on CARD8 etc.? It would be good if we were using a different 
> > name than Xlib uses: the current hack to make that work is painful. 
> 
> I'm fine with the C99 type names, and the underlining naming convention in 
> general. I also like expanding the Req/Rep contractions to full words. This is the 
> right time to make the change.
> 
> Also, we currently have three aliases for a byte: CARD8, BYTE, and BOOL. I propose 
> dropping BYTE, and naming the others uint8_t and bool8_t. (Having a separate 
> boolean type conveys range information, and the name distinguishes it from other 
> boolean types whose size is incompatible or undefined.)
> 

That's a good idea.  There are a bunch of BOOL32s in glx that should also 
die.

> Ian 
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