[Freeciv-Dev] Re: possible addition to README.coding_style

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 10:30:49AM -0600, Mike Kaufman wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 12:10:22PM +0100, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 06:50:31PM -0600, Mike Kaufman wrote:
> > > here's a one-liner that will stop indent from mangling a lot of code.
> > > The guideline is 80 columns anyway (see the next line of the guide).
> > > It still won't be perfect, but it'll be a lot better.
> > > 
> > > This patch is mainly to stop me from getting _as pissed_ when Raimar
> > > decides to run indent...
> > > 
> > > so unless anyone vehemently objects...
> > 
> > Why? Get an editor with 80 columns (for example emacs) and load the
> > attached file (generated with "indent -kr -i2 -l80"). You will see
> > that in the long line you get a wrap around symbol. This is just ugly
> > and unnecessary. What is your problem with -l75 (which is activated by
> > -kr)?
> 
> hmm, interesting. vim doesn't do that (and I don't usually use emacs...)
> fine, I would accept -l79 (which emacs does handle ok).
> 
> my problem is that -l75 wastes 6.25% of the file, (and still 5% if you
> prohibit text in the 80th column, -l79) which is entirely unnecessary. 
> For something like unncessary braces---which I also object to in certain
> cases---at least they do increase readibility to some extent. -l75 decreases
> readibility. It is far easier to read a one line statement than to follow it 
> on to a second line, especially if it's only a fragment as indent likes to do.

I still prefer -l75. What about /* *INDENT-OFF*  */ and /* *INDENT-ON* */?

        Raimar

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