Number: 1463

Date: 19-Jun-84 14':31':29

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Sheil.pa

Subject: Change Bad system datatype names': PLPAGE PMPAGE PFLE PFALLOC PFINFO FCB PageGroup FDEV

Assigned To: 

Attn: Lisp, Roach, Sybalsky

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - Impl

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Hopefully

System: Programming Environment

Subsystem: Record Package

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["Masinter" " 6-Sep-84 14':13':45" Subject': Attn': Difficulty':(Easy->Moderate) Priority':(Absolutely->Hopefully)]

Description: '
Date': 18 Jun 84 13':23 PDT'
From': Sheil.pa'
Subject': Lisp': Bad DATATYPE names'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': lispcore^'
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Lisp System Date':  8-Jun-84 14':13':12'
Machine': Dolphin (6#73#)'
Microcode version': 24,1'
Memory size': 6000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Serious'
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The current FULL.SYSOUT has a number of VERY dubious choices of names for system datatypes. E.g., GadolKey, LP, SECTOR9, MP, etc etc.'
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I feel very strongly that system datatype names should be several characters long (for several >4), not likely to be mistakenly typed by the user and clearly identifiable with the subsystem they belong to. (e.g. LAFITEMSG, PUPSOCKET, etc etc).'
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Please change the offending names or withdraw them, by Harmony.'
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Beau'
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Date': 18 Jun 84 16':19 PDT'
From': stansbury.pa'
Subject': Re': Lisp': Bad DATATYPE names'
In-reply-to': Sheil.pa''s message of 18 Jun 84 13':23 PDT'
To': Sheil.pa'
cc': LispSupport.pa'
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Found the declaration of GadolKey -- it''s on the version of the filesystem on lispcore>sources, but not in the version I am currently preparing; so consider the problem fixed for Harmony; sorry it wasn''t out for Carol.'
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--T'


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Edit-By: Masinter

Edit-Date:  6-Sep-84 14':13':47