[metadata]
id = "PRE08-C"
type = "recommendation"
category = "PRE"
number = 8
title = "Guarantee that header file names are unique"
description = """
Make sure that included header file names are unique. According to the C
Standard, subclause 6.10.2, paragraph 5 [ISO/IEC 9899:2011], This means that To
guarantee that header file names are unique, all included files should differ
(in a case-insensitive manner) in their first eight characters or in their (one-
character) file extension.
"""
severity = "Low"
likelihood = "Unlikely"
priority = "P2"
level = "L3"
cert_version = "2016 Edition (Wiki)"
last_modified = "May 19, 2025"
[rules.cert_c.PRE08-C]
enabled = true
[references]
wiki = "https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/PRE08-C.+Guarantee+that+header+file+names+are+unique"