transmission/libtransmission/README.md

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Notes on the C-to-C++ Conversion

  • libtransmission was written in C for fifteen years, so eliminating all Cisms is nearly impossible. Modernization patches are welcomed but it won't all happen overnight. tr_strdup() and constexpr wil exist side-by-side in the codebase for the forseeable future.

  • It's so tempting to refactor all the things! Please keep modernization patches reasonably focused so that they will be easy to review.

  • Prefer std:: tools over bespoke ones. For example, use std::vector instead of tr_ptrArray. Redundant bespoke code should be removed.

  • Consider ripple effects before adding C++ into public headers. Will it break C code that #includes that header?