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Date:      Fri, 19 Dec 1997 21:50:30 -0800
From:      John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>, Bruce Evans <bde@FreeBSD.ORG>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Bruce vandalism again
Message-ID:  <19971219215030.56082@hydrogen.nike.efn.org>
In-Reply-To: <19971220135716.14528@lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Sat, Dec 20, 1997 at 01:57:16PM %2B1030
References:  <199712200007.QAA04713@freefall.freebsd.org> <349B1196.167EB0E7@whistle.com> <19971220135716.14528@lemis.com>

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Greg Lehey scribbled this message on Dec 20:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 1997 at 04:30:14PM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote:
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     sys/net              if_ethersubr.c
> > >     sys/netinet          if_ether.c
> > >   Log:
> > >   Fixed gratuitous ANSIisms.
> > > 
> > >   Revision  Changes    Path
> > >   1.41      +5 -2      src/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
> > >   1.42      +2 -2      src/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
> > Bruce.
> > 
> > I know this has been discussed before,
> > but I'm not convinced  that you are mving with the agreement of
> > everybody here.
> > 
> >  int
> > -ether_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, int command, caddr_t data)
> > +ether_ioctl(ifp, command, data)
> > +       struct ifnet *ifp;
> > +       int command;
> > +       caddr_t data;
> >  {
> >         struct ifaddr *ifa = (struct ifaddr *) data;
> > 
> > I know I am converting every function I add and anything I massively
> > rewrite to use prototypes.
> > I know I have a lot of people on my side here.
> > a commit that does nothing but this vandalism is REALLY ANNOYING!
> 
> I agree.  This appears to be a seriously retrograde step.  Bruce, why?

easy, don't you guys read style(9)?
     Use of the __P macro in new code is discouraged, although modifications
     to existing files should be consistent with that file's conventions.

all the other parts of the code in that file are K&R style... so you
need to maintain that convention...

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