On 07/14/2012 10:52 AM, Akim Demaille wrote: > > Le 14 juil. 2012 à 10:49, Stefano Lattarini a écrit : > >> Hi Akim. >> >> ACK, with one question ... >> >>> cat > foo.cc << 'END' >>> #include "zardoz.hh" >>> >>> -using namespace std; >>> - >> Why this change? > > Well, the question is rather: why this line? It's useless, > like a useless #include. > I often add a "using namespace std;" or "#include <iostream>" line to C++ sources to ensure they are not valid C, so that any attempt on part of Automake-generated Makefiles to compile them using the C compiler would cause a clear error. Mostly paranoid, granted, but easy to do, and I always welcome extra coverage.
In this case, the point is moot, because other constructs in foo.cc makes it invalid as C anyway; still, I dislike seeing gratuitous edits like the one above in the middle of patches doing unrelated changes. Oh well, no big deal for this time. Thanks, Stefano
