1 Stropping ¶
The GNU Algol 68 compiler supports two stropping regimes:
- The classic UPPER stropping, which is one of the standard
stropping regimes defined in the Standard Hardware Representation for
Algol 68. This regime uses upper-case letters to encode bold letters
and lower-case letters to encode non-bold letters.
- The modern SUPPER stropping, which is a GNU extension. This is
the standard stropping regime in GCC, and its rules are similar to the
naming conventions widely used in many modern programming languages.
The resulting programs have a very modern feeling.
In GCC we use SUPPER stropping only. The only instance of UPPER
stropping are in test cases. Some of the guidelines and
considerations in this document may also be useful in programs using
UPPER stropping.