From fa00b8c02c9de6dca833b83dc6447ba31d72ca57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MarcoFalke <*~=`'#}+{/-|&$^_@721217.xyz>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 18:20:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Remove section about include guards

---
 doc/developer-notes.md           | 10 ----------
 test/lint/lint-include-guards.py |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md
index b9965b4f4d3..ed2fa64b591 100644
--- a/doc/developer-notes.md
+++ b/doc/developer-notes.md
@@ -1160,16 +1160,6 @@ namespace {
 
   - *Rationale*: Avoids confusion about the namespace context.
 
-- Use include guards to avoid the problem of double inclusion. The header file
-  `foo/bar.h` should use the include guard identifier `BITCOIN_FOO_BAR_H`, e.g.
-
-```c++
-#ifndef BITCOIN_FOO_BAR_H
-#define BITCOIN_FOO_BAR_H
-...
-#endif // BITCOIN_FOO_BAR_H
-```
-
 GUI
 -----
 
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-include-guards.py b/test/lint/lint-include-guards.py
index 77af05c1c2e..e16bb94a770 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-include-guards.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-include-guards.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def main():
 
         if count != 3:
             print(f'{header_file} seems to be missing the expected '
-                  'include guard:')
+                  'include guard to prevent the double inclusion problem:')
             print(f'  #ifndef {header_id}')
             print(f'  #define {header_id}')
             print('  ...')