synesissoftware · Oct 31, 2026 · Oct 30, 2026 · Oct 30, 2026 · Oct 31, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -338,3 +338,31 @@ jobs:
           SIS_EXAMPLE_SMOKE=1 \
             SIS_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR="${{ github.workspace }}/_build" \
             ./run_all_examples.sh -M
+
+  # File: labels and XTESTS_START_RUNNER names. Source text only, so this
+  # job is one Ubuntu runner, not a cell per platform and compiler. The
+  # checker is STLSoft .dev/bin/check_unit_test_names.rb (not installed with
+  # the package). -R is this project. A mismatch total exits non-zero.
+  check-test-names:
+    name: Check test names
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check out STLSoft
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: _stlsoft
+          repository: synesissoftware/STLSoft
+
+      - name: Set up Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "3.3"
+
+      - name: Install checker dependencies
+        run: gem install highline libclimate-ruby recls-ruby xqsr3
+
+      - name: "Check File: labels and runner names"
+        run: ./_stlsoft/.dev/bin/check_unit_test_names.rb -R . examples test
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # cstring - Changes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
+## 4.1.0-beta3 - 1st November 2026
+
+* testing:
+  * `File:` labels under **test** name the project-relative path;
+* build:
+  * the **Check test names** job runs **STLSoft** **check_unit_test_names.rb** over **examples** and **test**;
+* documentation and boilerplate:
+  * **Doxyfile** `PROJECT_NUMBER` is **4.1.0-beta3**;
+
+
 ## 4.1.0-beta2 - 27th October 2026
 
 * Defined `HAS_shwild` / `HAS_SHWILD` and `HAS_p99` / `HAS_P99` when those packages are detected;

diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 PROJECT_NAME           = "cstring"
 PROJECT_BRIEF          = "Extensible C-style strings and vectors of such, for Unix and Windows"
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.1.0-beta1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.1.0-beta3
 
 # Prefer SIS_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR-aligned output (same convention as Diagnosticism).
 # ./dox/ remains gitignored for legacy/local runs that override OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 | Date                | News Item                            | Details |
 | ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- |
 | Available from [**cstring** project on GitHub](https://synesissoftware.com/cstring):  |
+| 1st November 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta3](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta3) | `File:` labels use the project-relative path; **Check test names** |
 | 27th October 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta2](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta2) | `HAS_shwild` / `HAS_p99`; tests use `CSTRING_HAS_SHWILD` |
 | 21st October 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta1](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta1) | helper gold 0.6.2; `CSTRING_VER_RELSTATUS` |
 | 6th October 2026    | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-alpha1](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-alpha1) | `djb2`, `FNV-1a`, and `SDBM`; `cstring_equal()` / `cstring_compare()`; `--wide-strings`; counted copies stop at `cch` |

diff --git a/include/cstring/cstring.h b/include/cstring/cstring.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Purpose: Definition of the cstring.core API.
  *
  * Created: 16th June 1994
- * Updated: 27th October 2026
+ * Updated: 30th October 2026
  *
  * Home:    http://synesis.com.au/software/
  *
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 # define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_MAJOR    3
 # define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_MINOR    13
 # define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_REVISION 3
-# define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_EDIT     104
+# define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_EDIT     105
 #endif /* !CSTRING_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */
 
 
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 # define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_A2   0x04010042
 # define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B1   0x04010081
 # define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B2   0x04010082
+# define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B3   0x04010083
 #endif /* !CSTRING_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */
 
 /** \def CSTRING_VER_MAJOR
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@
 #define CSTRING_VER_MAJOR                                   4
 #define CSTRING_VER_MINOR                                   1
 #define CSTRING_VER_PATCH                                   0
-#define CSTRING_VER_RELSTATUS                               0x82
+#define CSTRING_VER_RELSTATUS                               0x83
 
 #define CSTRING_VER \
     (0\

diff --git a/test/performance/cstring/main.cpp b/test/performance/cstring/main.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- * File:    test/performance/test.performance.cstring/main.cpp
+ * File:    test/performance/cstring/main.cpp
  *
  * Purpose: Competitive performance tests for cstring vs std::string and a
  *          hand-rolled realloc/memcpy floor. On Windows, the same scenarios
  *          also time the Global, process-heap, and COM task arenas. When
  *          p99 is available, also report per-iteration percentiles.
  *
  * Created: 23rd September 2026
- * Updated: 4th October 2026
+ * Updated: 30th October 2026
  *
  * ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */
 

diff --git a/test/performance/cstring_readline/main.cpp b/test/performance/cstring_readline/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- * File:    test/performance/test.performance.cstring_readline/main.cpp
+ * File:    test/performance/cstring_readline/main.cpp
  *
  * Purpose: Competitive performance tests for cstring_readline() against
  *          std::getline, fgets (bounded buffer), and a char-at-a-time fgetc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *          require p99.
  *
  * Created: 27th September 2026
- * Updated: 4th October 2026
+ * Updated: 30th October 2026
  *
  * ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */
 

diff --git a/test/performance/cstring_vector/main.cpp b/test/performance/cstring_vector/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- * File:    test/performance/test.performance.cstring_vector/main.cpp
+ * File:    test/performance/cstring_vector/main.cpp
  *
  * Purpose: Competitive performance tests for cstring_vector vs
  *          std::vector<std::string> and a hand-rolled floor. When p99 is
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *          getline, platformstl::file_lines).
  *
  * Created: 23rd September 2026
- * Updated: 4th October 2026
+ * Updated: 30th October 2026
  *
  * ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */