From owner-freebsd-current Thu Jan 28 20:00:29 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA13417 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:00:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from spinner.netplex.com.au (spinner.netplex.com.au [202.12.86.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA13406 for ; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:00:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Received: from spinner.netplex.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spinner.netplex.com.au (8.9.2/8.9.2/Netplex) with ESMTP id LAA21875; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:59:54 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from peter@spinner.netplex.com.au) Message-Id: <199901290359.LAA21875@spinner.netplex.com.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Bruce Evans cc: chris@netmonger.net, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: btokup().. patch to STYLE(9) (fwd) In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:26:51 +1100." <199901290326.OAA22743@godzilla.zeta.org.au> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:59:53 +0800 From: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message