Use the <code> element more in the GLib section.
Signed-off-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
docs/hacking.html.in | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/hacking.html.in b/docs/hacking.html.in
index 92826c5d44..ecf52ffc17 100644
--- a/docs/hacking.html.in
+++ b/docs/hacking.html.in
@@ -1008,28 +1008,32 @@ BAD:
</p>
<dl>
- <dt>VIR_ALLOC, VIR_REALLOC, VIR_RESIZE_N, VIR_EXPAND_N,
- VIR_SHRINK_N, VIR_FREE, VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT, VIR_INSERT_ELEMENT,
- VIR_DELETE_ELEMENT</dt>
- <dd>Prefer the GLib APIs g_new0/g_renew/g_free in most cases.
- There should rarely be a need to use g_malloc/g_realloc.
+ <dt><code>VIR_ALLOC</code>, <code>VIR_REALLOC</code>,
+ <code>VIR_RESIZE_N</code>, <code>VIR_EXPAND_N</code>,
+ <code>VIR_SHRINK_N</code>, <code>VIR_FREE</code>,
+ <code>VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT</code>, <code>VIR_INSERT_ELEMENT</code>,
+ <code>VIR_DELETE_ELEMENT</code></dt>
+ <dd>Prefer the GLib APIs <code>g_new0</code>/<code>g_renew</code>/
+ <code>g_free</code> in most cases. There should rarely be a need
+ to use <code>g_malloc</code>/<code>g_realloc</code>.
Instead of using plain C arrays, it is preferrable to use
- one of the GLib types, GArray, GPtrArray or GByteArray. These
+ one of the GLib types, <code>GArray</code>, <code>GPtrArray</code>
+ or <code>GByteArray</code>. These
all use a struct to track the array memory and size together
and efficiently resize. <strong>NEVER MIX</strong> use of the
classic libvirt memory allocation APIs and GLib APIs within
a single method. Keep the style consistent, converting existing
code to GLib style in a separate, prior commit.</dd>
- <dt>VIR_STRDUP, VIR_STRNDUP</dt>
- <dd>Prefer the GLib APIs g_strdup and g_strndup.</dd>
+ <dt><code>VIR_STRDUP</code>, <code>VIR_STRNDUP</code></dt>
+ <dd>Prefer the GLib APIs <code>g_strdup</code> and <code>g_strndup</code>.</dd>
- <dt>virAsprintf, virVasprintf</dt>
- <dd>The GLib APIs g_strdup_printf / g_strdup_vprint should be used
- instead. Don't use g_vasprintf unless having the string length
+ <dt><code>virAsprintf</code>, <code>virVasprintf</code></dt>
+ <dd>The GLib APIs <code>g_strdup_printf</code> / <code>g_strdup_vprint</code> should be used
+ instead. Don't use <code>g_vasprintf</code> unless having the string length
returned is unavoidable.</dd>
- <dt>virStrerror</dt>
+ <dt><code>virStrerror</code></dt>
<dd>The GLib <code>g_strerror()</code> function should be used instead,
which has a simpler calling convention as an added benefit.</dd>
</dl>
@@ -1038,26 +1042,27 @@ BAD:
The following libvirt APIs have been deleted already:
</p>
<dl>
- <dt>VIR_AUTOPTR, VIR_AUTOCLEAN, VIR_AUTOFREE</dt>
- <dd>The GLib macros g_autoptr, g_auto and g_autofree must be used
+ <dt><code>VIR_AUTOPTR</code>, <code>VIR_AUTOCLEAN</code>, <code>VIR_AUTOFREE</code></dt>
+ <dd>The GLib macros <code>g_autoptr</code>, <code>g_auto</code> and
+ <code>g_autofree</code> must be used
instead in all new code. In existing code, the GLib macros must
never be mixed with libvirt macros within a method, nor should
- they be mixed with VIR_FREE. If introducing GLib macros to an
+ they be mixed with <code>VIR_FREE.</code> If introducing GLib macros to an
existing method, any use of libvirt macros must be converted
in an independent commit.
</dd>
- <dt>VIR_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_FUNC, VIR_DEFINE_AUTOCLEAN_FUNC</dt>
- <dd>The GLib macros G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC and
- G_DEFINE_AUTO_CLEANUP_CLEAR_FUNC must be used in all
+ <dt><code>VIR_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_FUNC</code>, <code>VIR_DEFINE_AUTOCLEAN_FUNC</code></dt>
+ <dd>The GLib macros <code>G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC</code> and
+ <code>G_DEFINE_AUTO_CLEANUP_CLEAR_FUNC</code> must be used in all
new code. Existing code should be converted to the
new macros where relevant. It is permissible to use
- g_autoptr, g_auto on an object whose cleanup function
+ <code>g_autoptr</code>, <code>g_auto</code> on an object whose cleanup function
is declared with the libvirt macros and vice-verca.
</dd>
- <dt>VIR_AUTOUNREF</dt>
- <dd>The GLib macros g_autoptr and G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC
+ <dt><code>VIR_AUTOUNREF</code></dt>
+ <dd>The GLib macros <code>g_autoptr</code> and <code>G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC</code>
should be used to manage autoclean of virObject classes.
This matches usage with GObject classes.</dd>
</dl>
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2.21.0
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