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2022-11-10 11:57:00 -05:00
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--- a/DEVEL/code_style.txt
+++ b/DEVEL/code_style.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ wrapped in an additional set of parentheses for clarity:
        /* body */
    }

+Variable names to avoid
+-----------------------
+
+    near, far    Some compilers and cross-compilers that target old
+                 processors with segmented architectures may treat
+                 those as keywords. It is safest to just avoid them.
+
 Spaces in Expressions
 ---------------------