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@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ other editors that implement this coding style, please add them here.
* there is a strong preference for lower case file names; sometimes conventions
or outside requirements make camelCase filenames the better (or only) choice,
but absent such an outside reason all file names should be lower case
+ This rule applies to new file names, existing file names should not be
+ changed without a reason.
* cpp/h file names should usually be identical to the class name but in lower
case. Where it seems appropriate, multiple, closely related classes can be