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Diffstat (limited to 'CODING_STYLE')
| -rw-r--r-- | CODING_STYLE | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE index 3c6978f836..e7fde15003 100644 --- a/CODING_STYLE +++ b/CODING_STYLE @@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ Do not leave whitespace dangling off the ends of lines. 2. Line width -Lines are 80 characters; not longer. +Lines should be 80 characters; try not to make them longer. + +Sometimes it is hard to do, especially when dealing with QEMU subsystems +that use long function or symbol names. Even in that case, do not make +lines much longer than 80 characters. Rationale: - Some people like to tile their 24" screens with a 6x4 matrix of 80x24 @@ -39,6 +43,8 @@ Rationale: let them keep doing it. - Code and especially patches is much more readable if limited to a sane line length. Eighty is traditional. + - The four-space indentation makes the most common excuse ("But look + at all that white space on the left!") moot. - It is the QEMU coding style. 3. Naming |