> On Feb 19, 2015, at 4:26 AM, Dave May <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Is there a naming convention one should follow when introducing new examples?
> 
> Specifically, in
>   src/vec/vec/examples/tutorials
> I see the following
> 
>   ex1.c   ex10.c  ex11.c  ex12.c  ex15.c  ex16.c  ex18.c  ex19.c  ex2.c   
> ex21.c  ex3.c   ex42.c  ex42a.c ex5.c   ex6.c   ex7.c   ex8.c   ex9.c
> 
> If I want to add a new example in this directory, should I 
>   (i) choose a file name based on the first availble empty slot between ex1.c 
> and ex42.c?, or
>   (ii) choose a file name based on the largest existing test, e.g. ex43.c?; or

   Either i or ii is fine but note that the C and Fortran examples are suppose 
to go in pairs; so if ex1.c is not taken but ex1f.F is taken unless your new 
code is a C copy of ex1f.F you should skip ex1.c  In other words pick a number 
that is not used in either C or Fortran

  Barry

>   (iii) ignore the distribution numbers of the existing examples all together 
> and choose any number for my example which isn't already taken?
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Dave

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