Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Since 7bc341e21b5 (git-compat-util: add a test balloon for C99 > support, 2021-12-01) we've had a hard dependency on C99, but the prose > in CodingGuidelines was written under the assumption that we were > using C89 with a few C99 features. > > As the updated prose notes we'd still like to hold off on novel C99 > features, but let's make it clear that we target that C version, and > then enumerate new C99 features that are safe to use. > > Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/CodingGuidelines | 8 ++++++-- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines > index 9fca21cc5f9..386ca0a0d22 100644 > --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines > +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines > @@ -204,10 +204,14 @@ For C programs: > by e.g. "echo DEVELOPER=1 >>config.mak". > > - We try to support a wide range of C compilers to compile Git with, > - including old ones. You should not use features from newer C > + including old ones. As of Git v2.35.0 Git requires C99 (we check > + "__STDC_VERSION__"). You should not use features from a newer C > standard, even if your compiler groks them. > > - There are a few exceptions to this guideline: > + New C99 features have been phased in gradually, if something's new > + in C99 but not used yet don't assume that it's safe to use, some > + compilers we target have only partial support for it. These are > + considered safe to use: > > . since early 2012 with e1327023ea, we have been using an enum > definition whose last element is followed by a comma. This, like Looking good.
