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Date:      Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:59:53 +0800
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        chris@netmonger.net, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: btokup().. patch to STYLE(9) (fwd) 
Message-ID:  <199901290359.LAA21875@spinner.netplex.com.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:26:51 %2B1100." <199901290326.OAA22743@godzilla.zeta.org.au> 

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Bruce Evans wrote:
[..]
> >Perhaps you could repeat it?
> 
> style(9) is supposed to document KNF.  It is not supposed to document
> best coding practices, julian's preferences or bde's preferences.

style(9) is not KNF, and never was intended to be.  It's a FreeBSD style
guide that bears similarity to KNF because that's what it used as a
starting point.

As it has evolved it has *departed* from KNF to become more realistic and 
useable in today's programming environment and practices.

Adding the freedom to add extra brackets and braces for readability has
been discussed a number of times and concensis each time (including at
least once in core, if my memory is correct) has been to add that
freedom - but it has just never actually been committed.

> Bruce

Cheers,
-Peter



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