Using C++ keywords as variable names in C code

[Ralph Lange <Ralph.Lange@bessy.de>]

Hello everybody,

I found that db_access.c is using the C++ keyword "new" as a variable 
name. While this is of course valid code, it confuses IDEs, syntax 
highlighting editors and such, so I would probably consider it bad practice.
Has anybody considered fixing this issue? Else I would create a branch 
for it and get it done. While I'm at it - any other C++ keywords I 
should rename? Should I enforce straight C comments instead of C++ style 
"//" comments, too? Or are all compilers accepting these nowadays?

Cheers,
Ralph