The idea is to have it like a soft limit: if possible then break
lines, if not then have a long line instead of some creative
approach.
Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
docs/coding-style.rst | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/coding-style.rst b/docs/coding-style.rst
index cfd7b16638..813128bfb6 100644
--- a/docs/coding-style.rst
+++ b/docs/coding-style.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ around operators and keywords:
indent-libvirt()
{
- indent -bad -bap -bbb -bli4 -br -ce -brs -cs -i4 -l75 -lc75 \
+ indent -bad -bap -bbb -bli4 -br -ce -brs -cs -i4 -l80 -lc80 \
-sbi4 -psl -saf -sai -saw -sbi4 -ss -sc -cdw -cli4 -npcs -nbc \
--no-tabs "$@"
}
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ further, by piping it through ``expand -i``, since some leading
TABs can get through. Usually they're in macro definitions or
strings, and should be converted anyhow.
+The recommended length for lines is 80 characters, but common sense
+should prevail. It may get tricky around some names (because of how
+Libvirt constructs names for functions/enums/etc.)
+
+::
+
+ foo(
+ arg1, arg2
+ ); // Bad
+ foo(arg1,
+ arg2); // Good
+
Libvirt requires a C99 compiler for various reasons. However, most
of the code base prefers to stick to C89 syntax unless there is a
compelling reason otherwise. For example, it is preferable to use
--
2.26.2
