Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 22:39:27 +1100 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: bde@zeta.org.au, jb@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au Cc: bde@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG, grog@lemis.com, julian@whistle.com Subject: Re: Bruce vandalism again Message-ID: <199712201139.WAA04443@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>If the use of the __P macro in new code is discouraged, then FreeBSD is >not trying to keep K&R compatibility (like NetBSD insists on). So we are >*encouraging* ANSI prototypes. Then (IMO) code that is being edited (for >other reasons) should have its function definitions changed to ANSI style >at the same time, regardless of how much code is regarded as new according >to this silly statement..... A great way to enlarge 200000-line diffs between NetBSD and FreeBSD for code that isn't really different :-(. >> In general code can be considered ``new code'' when it makes up about 50% >> or more of the file[s] involved. This is enough to break precedents in >> the existing code and use the current style guidelines. > >Now is that 50% of the code that makes up the function definitions or do >we have to count all the other lines of code too?! All lines. I would only count significant changes like rewriting vm. Bruce
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